Summertime Dessert Favorites
Sorbets and Ices
Dairy free and lighter than ice cream. Sorbets are a terrific way to maximize summer fruits. Once you read the recipes you can substitute any fruit that you like.
Ingredients
- 1c sugar
- 1c water
- 3/4 fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp lemon zest, grated
Preparation
- Combine sugar and water in a sauce pan
- Bring to a boil
- Simmer 2-3 min to dissolve the sugar
- Let it cool to room temp
- Stir in lemon juice and zest
- Pour into ice cream machine and follow directions
Ingredients
- 2 c sugar
- 2 c water
- 2 qt raspberries
- 1/4 c fresh lime juice
- 1/2 c corn syrup
Preparation
- In a sauce pan bring the sugar and water to a boil
- Reduce to simmer 2-3 min, until sugar dissolves
- Let it cool to room temp
- Purée the raspberries with the lime juice
- Strain through a fine sieve to remove seeds
- Add to sugar water
- Mix thoroughly
- Stir in corn syrup
- Mix thoroughly and pour into ice cream machine
- Follow the directions
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c water
- 1 c sugar
- 3/4 c unsweetened Dutch cocoa
- Pinch of salt
- 6 oz finely chopped semi-sweet chocolate
Preparation
- In a sauce pan, whisk 1 1/2 c water, sugar, cocoa and salt
- Boil and stir 1 min
- Remove from heat
- Stir in chocolate until melted
- Add remaining 3/4 c water
- Blend 20-30 seconds
- Pour into ice cream machine and proceed as directed.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c sugar
- 3/4 c water
- 3 c chopped watermelon
Preparation
- Combine the sugar and water in a sauce pan
- Bring to a boil
- Reduce to simmer 2-3 min
- Cool to room temp
- Add watermelon
- Purée
- Pour into ice cream machine and follow the directions
Ingredients
- 2 lbs strawberries, sliced
- 1/3 c sugar
- 1 c water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves, sliced thin
Preparation
- Mix all of the ingredients together
- Purée until smooth
- Pour the mixture into a shallow pan and freeze for 45 min
- Scrape the sides and stir
- Put it back in the freezer for 3-4 hr.
- Scrape and stir every 45 min
- Serve when it’s icy It will look like a snow cone.
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Enjoy your sorbets and granita
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