Healthy One Ingredient Tangerine Sorbet is proof that dessert doesn’t have to be decadent ~ this refreshing no churn sorbet is made with just one ingredient: fresh tangerine juice!
It’s amazing what you can do with one ingredient when it’s fresh squeezed, bright orange, and naturally sweet.
This easy sorbet can be made without an ice cream maker!
Don’t think you can wait until the warm weather to enjoy this incredible treat—by then the tangerines will be long gone. I used big juicy honey tangerines, they have a vivid orange color and I think a more pronounced ‘orange’ flavor than regular oranges.
Juice your tangerines and then freeze it solid in a zip lock bag.
Break up the frozen juice into a food processor or blender.
Process until smooth, and then pop it back in the freezer.
Let it firm up for a few hours and then enjoy!
This sorbet tastes like fresh juice in frozen form. It’s wonderful as is, but you can also fiddle with it if you want. You can add the juice of a lemon and 1/2 cup of sugar to the mix for a sweeter taste. You can also muddle some mint into the fresh tangerine juice (be sure to strain it out before freezing) for a fresh minty background.
Have you heard of the “One Ingredient Diet”? If I ever go on it, I’m going to have this for dessert 🙂
Also try ~
Tangerine Sorbet
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh squeezed tangerine juice strain out any seeds and pulp
Instructions
- Pour the juice into a gallon zip lock bag Seal it securely and lay it flat on a tray.
- Put it in the freezer until frozen solid.
- Break up the frozen juice and put it in a food processor or strong blender. Blend until smooth, stopping occasionally to break up large chunks and help the machine along. Work quickly to minimize melting.
- Spread the sorbet into a metal loaf pan, cover with foil, and put back in the freezer to firm up to a scoop-able consistency. This will take several hours.
Notes:Â
- This sorbet will be the best scooping consistency several hours after it is made. The longer is sits in the freezer the harder it will get. If it hardens you have several options. You can leave it out at room temperature, or in the refrigerator, to soften before scooping. You can scrape the hard sorbet with a fork like a granita, or you can let it soften, re-process until smooth, and serve immediately.
26 Comments
Charlie
February 22, 2013 at 3:59 pmLooks and sounds delicious.
I love sorbet!
Add a little cinnamon or nutmeg for a different experience.
Have a Joyful Day :~D
Charlie
The Café Sucré Farine
February 21, 2013 at 9:28 pmWhat a delightful, simple yet elegant dessert! And it’s super healthy too, wow, this sorbet has it all! Love your photos, so pretty!
Rebecca Subbiah
February 22, 2013 at 3:46 amthis looks so refreshing
Joy Bee
February 21, 2013 at 7:17 pmThis looks great. What a great way to make sorbet. I like that it is so simple, just toss it in a food processor. I tried to make sorbet once before and I had to stir and mix it every couple of hours while freezing it. I like your way so much more.
Sue/the view from great island
February 21, 2013 at 8:39 pmAll that stirring was exactly what I was trying to avoid, and I think this works so much better.
thyme Sarah
February 21, 2013 at 9:39 pmReally?? As easy as that to get that sweet soft beautiful sorbet? That just makes my day!
Tricia @ saving room for dessert
February 21, 2013 at 8:33 pmOh oh oh!!!! I need to make this – thank you so much Sue! Look at the juice – so much orange color I can almost smell it. Thank you a million times over!
Sue/the view from great island
February 21, 2013 at 8:38 pmThat tangerine juice is my favorite color of all time. The color lightens when the sorbet gets processed and frozen, but it’s still pretty.
La Table De Nana
February 21, 2013 at 8:24 pmHow beautiful and appetizing!
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen
February 21, 2013 at 6:02 pmSuch a beautiful color – and so fresh and delicious 🙂
Mary x
Mary Younkin
February 21, 2013 at 5:45 pmOh, heaven. I was planning to make a clementine sorbet this weekend! Are we sharing a brain again or what? The shot with the mint is gorgeous and now I’m craving an apple crisp too!
Sue/the view from great island
February 21, 2013 at 8:41 pmI haven’t made a crisp in ages, I think I’m going for that this weekend. I can’t wait to see your clementine sorbet, I don’t think we have any more clementines in our stores these days.
l o v e l y t h i n g s
February 21, 2013 at 5:36 pmTHIS. LOOKS. AMAZING. and after seeing this…maybe I’m ready for the one ingredient diet…jk, never, ever. But this looks so beautiful. Your photography captures the texture of the sorbet beautifully…and the color and those little glass bowls…perfect in every way!
and one more thing…this is making me miss CA!
Sue/the view from great island
February 21, 2013 at 8:43 pmThanks Annie. I’m tempted to try that one ingredient diet for like, a week!