A nice compromise between sorbet and ice cream, this sherbet is make with rich coconut milk to be diary free, too. Creamy, comforting and oh so orangey.
By Traci York
The color of Spring flowers and late winter citrus are overwhelmingly inspiring and bring pleasure beyond compare. It’s the simple things, right? Take citrus, for example. I’ve been drinking it up several times a week since sharing the beloved citrus ginger mint green smoothie with y’all. I’ve used it in a salad dressing, salad and made this tart with the famed Cara Cara. 
Murcott Mandarins, next to Cara Cara orange, are my go-to late season citrus. They are incredibly easy to peel, are organic, virtually seedless and over the top sweet and juicy. Murcott Mandarins start showing up right about when California Clementines are ending their season. Also known as Murcott Tangerines, and Honey Tangerines, find Murcott Mandarins at organic markets, natural food stores, and local co-ops.
Orange Sherbet was my favorite frozen treat growing up.
Orange Sherbet sets right in the middle on the continuum of frozen treats. Ice cream is made with dairy and eggs, sherbet with dairy, and sorbet is dairy and egg-free. In this Sherbet recipe, I use coconut milk to make it dairy-free and to increase its overall deliciousness. Orange Sherbet is so simple to make; it only requires six ingredients, an ice cream maker and a strong hand for juicing. It comes together with ease and is worth the wait. Even Rob was smitten; not an easy task.
PrintCoconut Milk Orange Sherbet
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
Description
A nice compromise between sorbet and ice cream, this sherbet is make with rich coconut milk to be diary free, too. Creamy, comforting and oh so orangey. Adapted from Alton Brown’s Recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 C Orange Juice, fresh squeezed Murcott Mandarins
- (482 g of juice). This will require 2 to 3 lbs of oranges (1
- 1.4 kg). Refrigerate the oranges overnight if possible.
- 1 Tbs Lemon Juice (4 g)
- 1 C Granulated Evaporated Cane Juice Sugar (210 g)
- 1/8 tsp Sea Salt (2 g)
- ½ tsp Vanilla Extract (I use Rodelle Organic) (4 g)
- 1¾ C, or 13.6 oz can Full Fat Coconut Milk, refrigerated
- overnight (382 g)
- 2 Tbs Orange Zest, 2 small oranges (12 g)
Instructions
- The night before making the sherbet, place the oranges and coconut milk in the refrigerator. Place the ice cream maker’s freezer bowl in the freezer.
- In a high speed blender (or a food processor), blend the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and coconut milk until the sugar is dissolved. Strain into a large bowl.
- Add the orange zest. Stir.
- Refrigerate until mixture is 40F or less (I refrigerated mine overnight to reach appropriate temperature).
- Process mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s directions. When finished, the sherbet will be like softserve (mine took 25 minutes).
- While the sherbet is processing, line a storage container with parchment paper and place in the freezer.
- Spoon the sherbet into the storage container making sure to redistribute the zest evenly as it tends to get stuck and clump up on the mixer attachment.
- Place a piece of parchment paper directly on the surface of the Sherbet and freeze until desired consistency. I freeze mine overnight, but a softer serve consistency can be enjoyed in about three hours.
- Serve in a bowl or cone.
- Store for up to two weeks in the covered container in the freezer.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Dairy Free
Could Coconut Cream be used in this recipe? Seems it would make it creamier~
I used chilled, full fat coconut milk in this recipe which has quite a bit of coconut cream in it. I’ve not used pure coconut cream (is that also called creamed coconut?). If you try it, will you let us know how it turns out?
If using coconut cream, would it be the same amount as coconut milk?
Wonderful recipe!