Fanta Inspired Gelato

Candied orange + soda snap (not fresh OJ, not creamsicle)

This one is for the orange soda people.

Not “fresh squeezed” orange. Not creamsicle. Not orange sherbet pretending to be nostalgic. This is built to taste like that candy-bright, tangy, fizzy-memory orange — the kind of flavor that feels like summer, vending machines, and neon labels.

The trick is treating citrus like a fragrance and a candy: we pull the oils with an oleo saccharum, dial the juice with a little water (so it reads more soda than fruit), and add a citric + malic acid combo for that unmistakable “soda snap.” Then we pair it with a gelato base built to stay smooth and scoop soft.

And yes — the blue sour shards are the chaos. On purpose.

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YIELD + GOAL

YIELD

• Gelato base: ~1,000 g mix

• Blue sour shards: 1 thin sheet (for shattering)

GOAL

• Scoopable straight from a short temper

• Smooth texture (not icy)

• Candied orange profile with soda-like tang

• Bright, clean finish (not heavy dairy, not creamsicle)

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FORMULA NOTES

WHY THIS WORKS

• Oleo saccharum captures the orange “Fanta perfume” from zest oils

• Juice + water balance keeps it from reading like fresh juice

• Citric + malic acid creates that candy/soda tang (malic is key)

• Inulin + dextrose + glucose improve softness and body without over-sweetening

• Stabilizer micro-dose keeps it smooth and helps hold texture over time

• Aging lets hydration/emulsification fully settle before churning

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