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A stack of blood orange ice cubes sits on a wooden cutting board.

Blood Orange Ice Cubes (Seasonal Orange Ice Cubes)

Lindsey Neumayer
This recipe for blood orange ice cubes is perfect for adding a dose of fun to all of your beverages throughout citrus season. These cubes are also ideal to use in any drink recipe that contains blood orange juice or blood orange simple syrup, because they serve as a garnish and flavor clue, too!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Freeze Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Garnish, Ice Cubes
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cubes
Calories 1 kcal

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Equipment

  • 1 ice cube tray
  • 1 knife
  • 1 cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 2 blood oranges medium-sized
  • 24 ounces water filtered

Instructions
 

  • Wash your blood oranges, making sure to really scrub them to remove any wax or debris.
  • Choose your ice cube tray and slice your oranges a little bigger than the openings of the tray. This will help the oranges to stay put.
  • Place orange slices into each empty compartment of your ice cube tray.
  • Fill the tray with water, leaving a little space at the top to accommodate for the expanded water when it freezes.
  • Place in the freezer until frozen solid, about 8 hours or overnight. If you are using a special clear ice tray, make sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions to make sure you don’t under-freeze or over freeze the cubes.
  • Remove the cubes from the tray and store them in a zip-top bag in the freezer until you’re ready to use them!

Notes

Troubleshooting Tips
  • cloudy ice - if your ice didn’t come out perfectly clear, that’s okay. Once it’s in a drink it’ll look much better, even if it’s cloudy. If you want to improve the chances of making clear ice cubes that show off the oranges in the middle, use a special clear ice cube maker. My favorite brands are True Cubes and Clearly Frozen, both can be purchased on Amazon!
  • oranges floated or sank - to make sure to get your orange slices perfectly placed, make sure to slice your oranges a liiiittle bit bigger than the ice cube size of your tray. Slicing them larger means you can squish them into the cube tray, allowing the slices to be pressed between the walls of the cavity. This means the slices will not sink or float once you add water to the trays.

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcalCarbohydrates: 0.1gProtein: 0.01gFat: 0.001gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 2mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 2IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.001mg
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Keyword: easy, frozen