Sharing our contest winner which is a Creamy Orange Ice Cream Recipe - with using orange juice to make it taste like a creamsicle recipe. A few weeks ago we had an ice cream social at our church which dueled as a homemade ice cream contest. If you know my husband you know he's an ice cream fanatic! He mentioned making orange ice cream and I honestly kind of snarled my nose...I'm a chocolate fan...but I went with what he wanted and I have to say it's the real deal. It was the perfect balance of creamy, not too sweet, and orange-y flavor - it just was so so good. In fact he won first place...but all of my research of finding the perfect recipe came into me combining two recipes I found. I was looking for a creamy custard like vanilla taste with a touch of orange that wasn't over-powering or over sugary. So here goes our contest winner recipe! Orange Ice Cream Recipe Ingredients: 9 Egg Yolks 1 c. Sugar 1 1/2 c. Milk 2 c. heavy cream 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 pinches of salt Zest of 5 oranges 2 1/2 c. Orange Juice Makes 2 Quarts Directions Add egg yolks and sugar to a medium saucepan and whisk until ... continue reading...
