Colorful, fresh and refreshing fruit sorbet is so easy to make. No ice cream machine or special ingredients required. This healthier alternative to ice cream is a great summer cooler!
You will need:
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 2 cups, divided
Blackberries - 4 cups (use any other fruit, roughly chopping the big ones)
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
How to:
Make a simple syrup first. Take sugar and 1 cup of water in a saucepan and heat till the sugar dissolves. Cool slightly.
Puree the blackberries along with 1 cup of water in a blender. Strain to remove the seeds.
Mix in lemon juice and sugar syrup. Start with half the amount of prepared sugar syrup and adjust according to the sweetness of the fruit. Sweeten the puree slightly more than you think is necessary, because the sweetness will mellow once sorbet is frozen.
At this point, you can use an ice cream machine to make the sorbet or use the no-churn method below.
Transfer sorbet mixture to a freezer-safe flat container and freeze for 1-2 hours. Take it out and whisk the mixture. Return to freezer. Repeat this once or twice, if you have time. Otherwise, just freeze the sorbet completely, at least 6 hours or overnight.
Set sorbet out on the counter-top for 5 minutes before scooping and serving.
Notes:
Use other berries like strawberries, raspberries or blueberries instead of blackberries. You can also use other seasonal fruit like peaches, plums, cherries, pineapple or melons too.
Recipe by At The Corner of Happy And Harried at https://www.happyandharried.com/2016/05/20/blackberry-sorbet-how-to-make-any-fruit-sorbet/