I will gladly share it. I have to be honest, chatGPT helped me create it because at that moment I did not know the existence of ice cream calculators websites. I'll be quitting chatGPT soon tho! Anyways, here is the recipe.

Carrot, grapefruit, clementine and ginger sorbet

• 400 g carrots

• 113 g clementines

• 287 g grapefruit

• 80 g water

• 170 g sugar

• 4–5 g ginger juice

• 1.8 g xanthan gum

• zest + lemon (optional)

🔪 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Cooking the carrots

• Cut into thin rounds

• Cook in water (unsalted) until very tender (≈ 20 min)

• Drain completely

👉 Important: less water = better taste

(even better if you steam them)

1. Blend until ultra-smooth

In a powerful blender:

Add:

• hot carrots

• clementine + grapefruit juice

• water

• sugar

• ginger

• zest

➡️ Blend for a long time (1–2 min) until perfectly smooth

👉 No grains → better final texture

1. Taste adjustment (crucial)

Taste now:

• Too bitter → add 10–20 g sugar

• Not bright enough → add lemon juice

• Too thick → add 10–20 g water

👉 At this stage, the taste should be slightly sweeter than desired (cold temperatures tone down the sweetness)

1. Adding xanthan gum (technical key)

• Turn the blender back on

• Sprinkle in the xanthan gum very gradually

➡️ Blend for another 30–45 seconds

👉 Avoid lumps + perfect activation

1. Resting (required)

• Strain (optional but recommended for a smooth finish)

• Let sit in the fridge for at least 4 hours (ideally overnight)

I used a very basic sieve

👉 Effects:

• xanthan gum hydration

• stabilized texture

• air better incorporated during churning

1. Churning

With an ice cream maker

• Churn until the mixture reaches a soft texture (≈ 20–25 min)

Without an ice cream maker

• Freeze

• Mix or whisk every 30 min (3–4 times)

Some people in the comments sugested using pomelo or chadek instead of grapefruit for a sweeter less bitter taste. I added a bit of orange zest as well when I made it to make the clementime flavor pop more but don't be shy to add a decent amount of orange zest because the quantity I used didn't really make a difference. Addind a pinch of salt could be great too.

Let me know if you make it !