Quick Orange Glaze
This Quick Orange Glaze is wonderful on everything from quick breads, sweet loaves, and spice cakes, to pastries. With all natural ingredients, this glaze makes everything it’s drizzled on taste like you are biting into a fresh orange!
This 3-ingredient glaze requires no fancy tools or techniques, and this recipe is done in minutes. This sweet glaze is bursting with orange flavor and is beautifully balanced. To learn how to make it keto and what makes this zesty glaze so tasty, visit our Blog Comments & Tips below.
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RECIPE
(Check out our Step by Step Instructions below the recipe card.)
Recipe Updated: 4/2/22
QUICK ORANGE GLAZE
Ingredients
Instructions
- With a zester, grate orange zest. Using a juicer or reamer, squeeze 3 tablespoons of fresh orange juice from the same orange.
- To a small bowl, add confectioners sugar (powdered sugar), and orange zest, and whisk to combine. Add ONLY 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice, and whisk well to combine (see Note #1).
Notes
- If the glaze is still too thick for your liking, add ½ tablespoon of orange juice at a time to the mixture, and whisk until smooth. Basically, use more or less juice to reach your desired consistency. If too thin, just add more sugar. For our Glazed Orange Cranberry Bread, we used all 3 tablespoons of orange juice. See our Blog Comments & Tips below for suggestions.
- If you are making a quick bread, try coating the bread with part of the glaze while the bread is still warm. This will allow the glaze to soak into the top layer to make it extra moist and tasty. If made with 3 tablespoons of juice, the final layer of glazing will be like an icing. If you want a thicker glaze, or are interested in how to make the Keto version of this glaze, visit our Blog Comments & Tips below for details.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
37.56Fat (grams)
0.01Sat. Fat (grams)
0.00Carbs (grams)
9.59Fiber (grams)
0.02Net carbs
9.57Sugar (grams)
9.29Protein (grams)
0.03Sodium (milligrams)
0.23Cholesterol (grams)
0.00Nutritional information provided is strictly an estimate and will vary based on ingredient brands and cooking methods. If using Keto version, this recipe has approximately 1.91 calories, and only 0.42 net carbs per serving!!
Step by Step Instructions
PREPARATION
Organize all your tools and ingredients before you begin. Getting all your ingredients in one place at the beginning will shorten your prep time.
STEP 1a
With a Microplane zester, grate 1 teaspoon orange zest.
STEP 2
a) To a small bowl, add 1 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) and grated orange zest.
b) Whisk well to combine the sugar and the zest.
c) Add ONLY 2 tablespoons orange juice to the bowl (reserve the third tablespoon of juice for later).
d) Whisk well to combine. If the glaze is too thick for your liking, add 1 more tablespoon of orange juice to the mixture, and whisk until smooth. If it’s too thin, add a bit more sugar.
Serve
Use immediately, or store covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator. Will keep well in the fridge for a few hours without hardening. When ready to use, bring to room temperature, and stir.
This quick orange glaze tastes wonderful on so many things. See our serving suggestions below for some ideas.
Note: See our Blog Comments & Tips for our Keto version of this glaze recipe.
Serving Suggestions
Serve immediately by drizzling on pastries, spice cake, or a sweet loaf. Or, try glazing a quick bread like our Glazed Orange Cranberry Bread, or our Healthier Banana Bread. It tastes great on our Chai Spice Bundt Cake, or pretty much on anything your heart desires!
Notes:
To glaze our Glazed Orange Cranberry Bread, we used all 3 tablespoons of orange juice in this recipe. If the glaze is still too thick for your liking, add ½ tablespoon of orange juice at a time to the mixture, and whisk until smooth. Basically, use more or less juice to reach your desired consistency. See our Blog Comments & Tips below for suggestions.
If you are making a quick bread, try coating the bread with part of the glaze while the bread is still warm. This will allow the glaze to soak into the top layer to make it extra moist and tasty. If made with 3 tablespoons of juice, the final layer of glazing will be like an icing. If you want a thicker glaze, or are interested in how to make the Keto version of this glaze, visit our Blog Comments & Tips below for details.
Blog Comments & Tips
Delicious on quick bread, spice cake, and pastries!
We originally made this glaze for our Glazed Orange Cranberry Bread, but discovered it would be terrific on so many other things like quick bread, sweet loaf, spice cake, and pastries.
Making this 3-ingredient Quick Orange Glaze couldn’t be easier, and it’s finished in just a few minutes. There are no flavored extracts in this glaze. The true orange flavor comes from the natural fruit juice and zest of the orange. This glaze makes everything it’s drizzled on taste like you are biting into a fresh orange!
Try it on our Healthier Banana Bread; although it won’t exactly keep it healthy, it will add a sweet and fruity element to that already delicious banana bread. It’s absolutely amazing on our Simple Chai Spice Cake!
Our 4 tips for making this quick glaze:
If you want an extra smooth glaze with no lumps, sift your sugar.
Use super fresh fruit. It will make all the difference in this recipe.
For a thicker glaze that spreads on thick, start with less juice (about 1 tablespoon) and work your way up little by little to the exact consistency you want.
For a thinner glaze, just add more powdered sugar. Do this 1 tablespoon at a time.
Don’t be surprised if you automatically grab a spoon and start eating it out of the bowl...it’s that tasty!
Pimp Our Recipe:
Make it Keto: Replace the regular powdered sugar with Keto friendly powdered sweetener. Erythritol or Monk Fruit sweeteners have zero net carbs and better taste. With the small amount of fresh juice in this glaze, you are good to go with only 1.91 calories and 0.42 net carbs per serving!
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Santé!
Mich
Footnote: Use a super fresh orange for that big burst of flavor!
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