How to Make Grapefruit Sorbet

Sorbets are a wonderful dessert after a rich meal or simply on a hot summer day. A dessert wine and elegant cookies complement this grapefruit sorbet nicely. Serves four.

Things You'll Need

• 1 3/4 c. Essencia (or other sweet dessert wine)
• 2 1/2 c. pink grapefruit juice - freshly squeezed
• 1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. light corn syrup
• 1 tbsp. grenadine syrup
• 1 1/2 tsp. pink grapefruit peel - grated
• Groceries
• Ice Cream Makers
• Mixing Bowls
• Plastic Food Containers
• Saucepans
• Plastic food containers
• Mixing bowls

Instructions

1. Boil 1 c. wine in a small, heavy saucepan until it has reduced to 1/4 c.

2. Pour the wine into a large bowl.

3. Add the grapefruit juice, sugar, corn syrup, grenadine and peel.

4. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

5. Mix in the remaining 3/4 c. wine.

6. Refrigerate the mixture until cold.

7. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

8. Keep frozen in a covered container.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can put the sorbet mixture into a freezer-safe covered container and freeze it, stirring about every half-hour so it doesn't freeze into a solid block.