I have shared a lot of ice cream recipes over the years. We kind of like it at our house!
All of those recipes have required an ice cream maker. I know several of you have gone out and bought an ice cream maker to try some of my recipes. But today I’ve got an ice cream recipe that even those of you who do not own an ice cream maker can make. No ice cream maker required!
I have to admit I was a little skeptical but was amazed at how delicious it turned out. I took it to our empty nester family home evening group that we get together with once a month and everyone loved it! You will need a mixer though. I used my Kitchen Aid but a hand mixer will do too – it’s just a little more work.
I used the juice of a large orange and a lime so I ended up with about a cup of fresh juice. I also used the rind from the orange and lime. That gets mixed in with some powdered sugar and whip cream. Then whip it all up until a nice soft peak forms. Then it is ready to put into a container and into the freezer to harden or “ripen” for about 5 hours.
Then all that is left is to scoop and serve!
It has a perfect orange flavor with just a hint of lime and the texture is light and airy. It kind of melts right in your mouth (just like ice cream is suppose to!)
For some other ice cream goodness try these:
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream – Fresh Blueberry Ice Cream – Lemon Ice Cream
Recipe adapted from Nigella Lawson
- 1 large orange juiced and rind grated
- 1 lime juiced and rind grated
- 1 3/4 C powdered sugar
- 2 C heavy cream
- Juice orange lime to get approximately 1 cup of juice.
- Grate zest of orange and lime
- Pour juice into sugar and stir to dissolve sugar
- Add in whipping cream
- Whip in mixer until soft peaks form.
- Pour into an airtight container and freeze until firm. About 5 hours
Leigh Anne
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I can’t wait to try this. It looks sooo good and easy too. My husband would also love it. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend. 🙂
Hope you and your husband enjoy it!
I have been looking for this recipe,,,,, I used to make a recipe like this with Buttermilk that was yummy.. Can’t find that one either! 🙂
Do you have to use orange flavor or can you try anything?
Nope just used the orange juice and lime juice
This looks like it would make an awesome pie/ice cream cake. Just pour it over a graham cracker crust in a spring form pan. I’m so doing it!
It would be delicious served that way!
My family and I are going to make this and I’m excited! What’s you’re favorite ice cream recipe?
Sasha, So glad you are going to give it a try. My favorite? That is so hard. During the holidays it is peppermint and lately I’ve been on a Malted Milk Ball Ice Cream kick. During the summer I love fresh strawberry
I cannot tell you how much I appreciate a recipe for Ice Cream WITHOUT the need of an ice cream maker! There are so many recipes I would like to try, and I would so much love to make it at home- but I simply cannot get one of those darn machines right now!
So, thank you- thank you so much for this! I cannot wait to try it.
Sharon, You are so welcome. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Can I use bottled orange juice and lime juice instead of the whole lime and orange? Just asking. I really want to try it, though. Looks r-e-a-l-l-y good!!!!!
You sure can!
I made this today and it’s so refreshing. I will try folding in the zest after the soft peaks are formed because I had quite a time with the cream flying out of the bowl during beating because the zest was stuck to the beaters. I’ll definitely be making this again 🙂
I just love how easy it is to make without an ice cream maker and the flavor is great too – glad you enjoyed it.
Where did you get the container from?
Not which container you are talking about but the little glass dish came from Ikea and the bread pan is vintage.
Hi!
I´m from Spain, What means the C of “2 C heavy cream”? It´s cups?
Yes, C is the abbreviation for cup.
Do you need to stir it each hour or just leave it there for 5 hours?
Just leave it.
Does this ice cream turn out really sweet or is the sweetness just right? I understand though that theirs a reason why theirs a lot of sugar in this recipe, its to prevent the formation of ice crystals; which leads to grainy ice crunchy ice cream, so anyhow if I cut the sugar amount down just a little by how much could I without ruining the texture of this ice cream or would you recommend to leave it as is and not tinker with it? thank you
Monica, I have only made the recipe as it is written.
Can I substitite the sugar with maple syrup or honey? Would it be the same amount as the sugar? Thanks!
Marina, I have never substituted either for the sugar so not sure on the amount. It will definitely change the flavor of the ice cream.
Just wondering does the recipe call for heavy cream or heavy whipping cream? I’m using the heavy cream like you’ve written on the ingredients but it’s not forming any soft peaks. Thanks
Both of them should whip up fine. I’ve used both
Is it one and three quarters cup of sugar or just 3/4 cup of sugar?
It is 1 and 3/4 cups