Homemade Orange Sherbet

This simple homemade Orange Sherbet recipe has only 4 ingredients and tastes even better than you remember!

I know it's not summer quite yet. We seem to be having some weird cold front this week, and we got some snow this morning. I mean, it's almost April already, and we are still getting snow; it's crazy.

Anyways, our girls love ice cream, but our youngest has issues with too much dairy in her diet, so we tend to buy the dairy-free versions that she likes (usually Nadamoo). Unfortunately, we can't get it as easy where we are now, so we've been having fun and experimenting with different recipes to make her some fun treats at home.

Does this really taste like the store-bought version?

Yes! I promise it does. Our oldest even proclaims it tastes better than the store-bought kind.

Does orange sherbet have dairy?

The base recipe for this one does, but I have had luck subbing out the traditional milk with coconut milk (the drinking kind not from a can). You can try to sub in your favorite dairy-free milk, but I have only tried coconut milk since it's our daughter's favorite.

Ingredients in orange sherbet:

• Unflavored Gelatin
• Sugar
• Milk of Choice
• Orange Juice

How to make orange sherbet with an ice cream maker:

1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, gelatin, and orange juice and heat it over medium heat until the sugar and gelatin are dissolved.
2. Remove from the heat and add in the milk of choice.
3. Allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes, then process in the ice cream maker.

How to make orange sherbet without an ice cream maker:

1. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, gelatin, and orange juice and heat it over medium heat until the sugar and gelatin are dissolved.
2. Remove from the heat and add in the milk of choice.
3. Allow the mixture to cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a baking dish.
4. Cover and freeze the sherbet for 2-3 hours.
5. Stir and break up the sherbet as needed. You can beat it with a chilled mixer as required; make sure it doesn't get overly heated and melt.
6. Return the mixture to the baking dish and freeze for 4-6 hours again or overnight.

Don't like orange? Try a few other flavors:

If you don't like orange sherbet, or maybe you want to make a rainbow-like they have at the store, try a few of these subs.

Pineapple: Use canned pineapple juice instead of orange juice.

Lemon or Lime: Combine ⅔ C lemon or lime juice with 1 C of water and increase the milk to 2 C. Keep

You can also give this easy Strawberry Sorbet a try.

More frozen treats you might like:

• Strawberry Sorbet
• Berry Melon Popsicle
• Chocolate Covered Banana Bites

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