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[Photograph: Max Falkowitz]

A cross between sorbet and ice cream, full of both dairy richness and the tart berry flavor of blood orange.

Note: Keep your blood oranges chilled in the fridge to cut down on prep time.

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About This Recipe

Yield: makes 1 quart
Active time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour
Special equipment: ice cream maker

Ingredients

  • 2 cups blood orange juice, strained, plus 1 teaspoons blood orange zest from about 14 blood oranges
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 cup clear ("light") corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Procedures

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together blood orange juice, zest, cream, corn syrup, and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in salt to taste. If blood oranges were not chilled, chill mixture in refrigerator for 2 to 3 hours until very cold.

  2. Churn mixture according to manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately as soft serve or transfer to an airtight container and chill in freezer for at least 4 hours for a firmer texture.