Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream Recipe | Sugar Free, High Protein (2024)

Mar 1, 2016

EgglessGluten FreeHigh ProteinSugar Free

This Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream recipe is refined sugar free, low fat, low calorie and high protein?? Oh yes. And you’d NEVER even know it!

When I was younger, around ten years old (OH MY GOSH I JUST REALIZED THAT WAS MORE THAN A DECADE AGO… I feel old now), I used to go to the beach with family and friends a lot. There was this beach stand there and basically all they sold was ice cream, popsicles and soda. Healthy, right? HAH.

Anyways, one of the main reasons I enjoyed going to the beach was because I got to get an Orange Creamsicle Popsicle. It was my faaaaavoriteeeee! It’s creamy, sweet, addicting, refreshing… ugh, I’m drooling just thinking about it. Thank goodness I have a batch of this Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream on hand to scoop into 😉

Orange you glad that we can finally have a healthy and all-natural orange creamsicle ice cream??

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Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream

Servings: 12 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr

This Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream recipe is refined sugar free, low fat, low calorie and high protein?? Oh yes. And you'd NEVER even know it!

Ingredients

28 oz Plain, Nonfat Greek Yogurt
12 oz Half and Half
1 cup 100% Orange Juice
1 tbs Liquid Stevia Extract
2 tsp Orange Zest
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Natural Butter Flavor
1 tsp Xanthan Gum
¼ tsp Ground Turmeric
⅛ tsp Salt

Instructions

Freeze your ice cream maker bowl for 24+ hours (I used my KitchenAid ice cream maker attachment).
In a blender (I used myVitamix), add the yogurt,half and half,orange juice, stevia, orange zest, vanilla extract and natural butterflavor. Blend until smooth.
Whileblending,add in the xanthan gum, turmeric and salt.
Place the frozen ice cream maker attachment onto the stand mixer and turn on the "stir" speed. Pour the chilled ice cream mixture into the ice cream bowl and churn until soft-serve consistency.
Scoop the ice cream into a freezer-proof container, cover, and freeze until it's the texture you like. Scoop into bowls and serve!

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream

Amount Per Serving (1 serving = ½ cup)

Calories 90Calories from Fat 32

% Daily Value*

Fat 3.5g5%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 10mg3%

Sodium 60mg3%

Carbohydrates 6.5g2%

Sugar 5.5g6%

Protein 7.5g15%

Vitamin C 9.9mg12%

Calcium 100mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

Keyword: Eggless, Gluten Free, High Protein, Sugar Free

–Jess

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22 comments on “Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream”

Alex@Spoonful of Sugar Free — September 23, 2011 at 5:38 pm

It’s still hot here in Florida, too! Gosh, I am so excited for fall to come!
And orange cream=best combo!

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myFudo — September 23, 2011 at 6:51 pm

Frozen yoghurts!!!! my favorites! I just feel like scooping this, no need to make mine yours looks great 🙂

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Cathy @ Savory Notes — September 24, 2011 at 12:40 am

This is kind of random, saw your post on Tastespotting, it looked just like mine! (Orange colored ice cream with a blue backdrop.) Great minds think alike! 😉 Sounds yummy too.

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Marina @ A Dancer's Live-It — March 1, 2016 at 7:58 am

LOVE this recipe, ingredients Ice cream ingredients I can actually pronounce? YASSSS you’re the best Jess! <3

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Thalia @ butter and brioche — March 1, 2016 at 6:02 pm

Love how healthy this is for you! And perfect for the hot weather here in Australia now too.

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Brie @ ToasterOvenLove — March 2, 2016 at 9:32 am

I loved Creamsicles as a kid but have never seen one without artificial everything 🙂 Great healthy recipe and your photos are gorgeous I want to grab a spoon and dig!

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chris — March 2, 2016 at 9:36 am

hi can i please ask what is half and half?
cheers
chris

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Sara — March 10, 2016 at 7:35 pm

Hi, Jessica! I am planning to make this recipe once I get my hands on half and half because it is too damn hot out here!!! XD Would you recommend doing this recipe sans ice cream maker? 🙂

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- Jessica | Desserts with Benefits — March 12, 2016 at 7:17 pm
  
  Hi Sara!
  I wouldn’t recommend making this recipe without an ice cream maker, sadly 🙁
  The ice cream machine churns the mixture so it’s creamy and not crystallized, and it incorporates air as well so it’s nice and fluffy and creamy 😀
  -Jess
  
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Brenda K — September 21, 2016 at 9:51 am

What is the purpose of the Xanthan Gum? is it to help keep it soft and creamy? if so, could I use unflavored gelatin in its place? I am not a fan of xanthan gum. Thank you!

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- Jessica | Desserts with Benefits — September 22, 2016 at 8:47 am
  
  Yes, the xanthan gum helps create a smooth texture and prevents some ice crystals from forming. I have only used gelatin in ice cream once and it seemed to work well, so I guess you can try that out here! I haven’t tried it in this recipe though, so I’m not sure how much I’d recommend that you’d use. If you try the recipe using gelatin, I hope it works out for you! 🙂
  
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  - Brenda K — September 22, 2016 at 9:00 am
    
    Thank you Jessica, I am loving your recipes!
erin — October 27, 2016 at 5:21 pm

The vita mix has a freeze function on it… if I add ice cubes and use that — will it be ok or is it absolutely necessary to use an ice cream maker

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- Jessica | Desserts with Benefits — October 30, 2016 at 6:31 pm
  
  Sorry, but no, you need an ice cream machine to make ice cream. Adding ice cubes will probably just make a watered down flavored milkshake :/
  
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Jaroslaw99 — March 30, 2021 at 5:22 pm

You could make this in a Vitamix with ice cubes. Just use frozen orange juice concentrate instead of liquid orange juice. It wouldn’t be exactly the same but I think it would be close.

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- Jaroslaw99 — March 30, 2021 at 5:25 pm
  
  SORRY – I reread the recipe. 12 oz of 1/2 & 1/2 plus yogurt would be too much for the Vitamix to “freeze” with just ice cubes.
  
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Marti — June 3, 2021 at 6:59 pm

Can I use dairy free half & half in this recipe?

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- Jessica | Desserts with Benefits — June 7, 2021 at 9:13 am
  
  I haven’t tried that so I can’t be sure, but it’s worth a shot! You can also try full-fat coconut milk 🙂
  
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Jo — October 13, 2023 at 8:53 am

I am allergic to all artificial sweeteners as are my kids. Weird question, do you have a recipe for sugar to be used instead of Stevia or artificial sweeteners I’m afraid to use any of the other sweeteners we get violent reactions!

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Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream Recipe | Sugar Free, High Protein (2024)

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Healthy Orange Creamsicle Ice Cream

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–Jess

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