Taste this fresh, sweet dessert: Orange bavarois. A delicious dessert that melts in your mouth. This simple recipe gives a light and airy treat with a delicious orange flavor and a silky texture.
A nice dessert for a dinner party and, with these small adjustments, a delightful end to your Halloween dinner. Serve through the orange bavarois in the hollowed-out oranges with a Jack-O-Lantern face. Sweet, sour, and creamy combined in one dessert.

Orange Bavarois: A Refreshing Dessert
Orange bavarois is a delicious dessert. Every spoonful you eat gives a sweetness combined with the fresh citrus taste of the juicy oranges and the creamy, velvety texture of the bavarois. This is the perfect dessert for any dinner party.
But did you know that it is also a delicious dessert for Halloween?
There are several options for Halloween dessert: cupcakes with ghosts or a scary cake. But I opted for orange bavarois. I hollowed out the oranges and filled them with orange bavarois. And then, let it stiffen in the refrigerator.
And what is also very nice is that you can prepare this orange bavarois well. You can put the oranges in the refrigerator and take them out before use.
What do you need for Bavarois a L’Orange?
To prepare this Orange Bavarois Recipe, you require the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:

- Egg white: The egg white is beaten until stiff, giving the bavarois lightness.
- Separates the yolk from the egg white. There must not be a trace of egg yolk; otherwise, you will no longer be able to beat the egg white until stiff.
- Also, ensure that your bowl and mixing hooks are grease-free. You do this by washing, rinsing, and drying it thoroughly with hot water and dishwashing liquid before use.
- Separates the yolk from the egg white. There must not be a trace of egg yolk; otherwise, you will no longer be able to beat the egg white until stiff.
- Salt: To balance the sweet taste.
- Gelatin: You can buy it as sheets or as gelatin powder. Start by softening the gelatin in the water, then dissolve it in a hot liquid. It does not matter which type of gelatin you use for the result.
- Use half a teaspoon of gelatin powder for each sheet in the recipe.
- Cream: Gives the bavarois extra lightness and a creamy taste.
- Ensure the bowl and the cream are nice and cold before whipping for best results.
- Lemon juice: For a fresh taste.
- Orange: Gives a fruity, fresh citrus flavor to the bavarois.
- Freshly squeezed orange juice has the most flavor, but you can also use packaged orange juice.
- Tip: If you eat this with adults, you can choose to add a tablespoon of orange liqueur for even more flavor.
- By straining the juice before adding it, you prevent lumps from forming
- Adding finely chopped pieces of candied orange peel is also nice for extra texture and flavor. About a tablespoon.
- Sugar: To sweeten the bavarois.
How to prepare Orange Bavarian Cream Halloween-style
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.

- Strain the juice from the oranges and lemon into a pan. Add the sugar and bring to the boil.
- Turn off the heat and dissolve the soaked gelatin in it while stirring. Place the bowl in a bowl of cold water to cool quickly.
- Beat the egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff. Mix it into the whipped cream. First, add ⅓ of the egg white and carefully stir it into the cream. Add the rest of the egg white and mix everything carefully when well mixed.
- When the juice becomes lumpy, carefully fold it into the airy mixture. Spoon it into pretty glasses and let it set in the refrigerator. At least three hours, but six hours is better.
Halloween style: Hollow out the oranges and carve a Jack-O-Lantern face into the orange with a knife. Spoon the orange bavarois into the orange and let it set.
TIPS
- You use egg white, and it is processed raw. It is, therefore, better not to serve this dish to children under four years old, the sick and elderly people.

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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Ingredients
- 6 oranges
- 3 teaspoon gelatin powder, or 9 gelatin sheets
- ¼ cup cold water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 egg whites , size L
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cream
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Instructions
Halloween Style
- Cut the tops off 4 oranges and cut out the flesh. Carve the face into the orange with a knife.6 oranges
Orange bavarois
- Spread the gelatin in a bowl with cold water for at least 10 minutes so that it can soften.3 teaspoon gelatin powder, ¼ cup cold water
- Juice the oranges and pour the orange juice, the liquid you collected while scooping out, Juice lemon juice, and the sugar into a pan and bring to a boil.2 tablespoons lemon juice, ¾ cup sugar
- Remove from the heat and dissolve the gelatin in it while stirring. Place the pan in a bowl of cold water to cool quickly.
- Add the egg whites with salt in a fat-free bowl and beat the egg whites until stiff.2 egg whites, ⅛ teaspoon salt
- In a second bowl, beat the cream until stiff.1 cup cream
- Gently mix the egg white into the whipped cream. When the juice has cooled down properly and becomes a bit lumpy, quickly but carefully fold it into the airy egg white-cream mixture.
- Spoon this into glasses or, if you like, into the hollowed-out oranges and let it set in the refrigerator (at least three hours)
Notes
- Separates the yolk from the egg white. There must not be a trace of egg yolk; otherwise, you will no longer be able to beat the egg white until stiff.
- Also, ensure that your bowl and mixing hooks are grease-free. You do this by washing, rinsing, and drying it thoroughly with hot water and dishwashing liquid before use.
- You can buy it as sheets or as gelatin powder. Start by softening the gelatin in the water, then dissolve it in a hot liquid. It does not matter which type of gelatin you use for the result.
- Use half a teaspoon of gelatin powder for each sheet in the recipe.
- Freshly squeezed orange juice has the most flavor, but you can also use store bought orange juice.
- Tip: If you eat this with adults, you can choose to add a tablespoon of orange liqueur for even more flavor.
- By straining the juice before adding it, you prevent lumps from forming
- Adding finely chopped pieces of candied orange peel is also nice for extra texture and flavor. About a tablespoon.
- Refrigerator: Store the bavarois covered for up to a day.
- Freezer: Wrap the bavarois in two layers of foil and freeze for up to a month. Let it thaw in the freezer (or eat it like orange bavarois ice cream).
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