Orange & basil sorbet

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• weenelly

  09 August 2008

  weenelly commented on this recipe

  we are on holiday in malta so i came online got this recipe to make as its very hot here it turned out well in texture but it was so sweet we couldnt eat it so had to through away why do you need so much sugar thanks weenelly

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• irenek

  06 October 2010

  irenek rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love the combination of the orange and basil but started with half of the sugar. Did add a bit more sugar but not all the sugar according to the description.

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• leedskitchenscavenger

  17 January 2011

  leedskitchenscavenger commented on this recipe

  This was interesting I used a little less sugar than recommended but in the end the orange flavour was a little overpowering and not as nice as I'd hoped after the time and effort gone into zesting all those oranges. It did get eaten eventually but with a splash of gin more like a digestif than a dessert.

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• Elizabeth

  20 March 2011

  Elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  An unusual flavour so may not be too everyone's taste but my teenage son loved this...though he preferred to eat it at the "slushy stage" after it had been out of the freezer for a while and could be slurped through a wide straw. Quite a bit of sugar in this but no other nasties so much better for him than a commercial "slushy" I suppose and at least he's getting some Vit C!

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Ingredients

• 250g caster sugar
• a large bunch basil
• 4 oranges , juiced, 2 zested

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Serves 4

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Ready in 30 minutes plus freezing

Ingredients

• 250g caster sugar
• a large bunch basil
• 4 oranges , juiced, 2 zested

Per serving

268 kcalories, protein 0.6g, carbohydrate 70.7g, fat 0.1 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.01 g

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