How to Make Easy Strawberry Sorbet

Do you love cool, sweet, refreshing strawberry sorbet? There is nothing better on a warm summer day or a cold winter night. Most people get their frozen dessert fix by going to the ice cream shop or to the grocery store and paying a premium for a tasty treat made by someone else without ever realizing that it can be made at home for a minimum investment of time and ingredients. By making your own strawberry sorbet at home, you can save money and be sure that it contains only natural ingredients. Just follow a few simple steps and you could be enjoying your own in a matter of hours.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 Cups Strawberry Preserves
• 4 Cups Strawberry Nectar or Strawberry Seltzer
• Heavy Pinch of Salt
• Ice Cream Churn

1. Place a small saucepan over medium low heat.

2. Add preserves to the pan, along with half of the liquid and the salt. You can speed the next step in the process along by thoroughly mixing up the preserves and breaking them up into chunks before they go into the pan.

3. Stir the mixture occasionally and allow it to gently warm until the preserves are thoroughly melted. Do not allow it to come to a boil.

4. Transfer the melted preserves to a clean container and stir in the remaining liquid to finish the strawberry sorbet base. A heat proof, non reactive vessel such as pyrex or stainless steel would be best.

5. Place the strawberry sorbet base in the refrigerator for six to eight hours. In order to get the right texture in the final product, the mixture will need to be thoroughly chilled before moving on.

6. Turn on your ice cream churn and add the cold strawberry sorbet base as per the manufacturer’s instructions. In most cases, the churn will need to be turning before you add the mixture.

7. Churn for about thirty minutes. By this time, your strawberry sorbet will have taken on as much air as it is going to and is ready for hardening.

8. Transfer the finished strawberry sorbet either into one large container or several small air-tight containers and harden in the freezer for at least two hours before consuming

Tips & Warnings

• Consider adding a bit of black pepper when you add the ingredients to the pan. It works surprisingly well, as does fresh basil.
• You can add a bit of the finished product to vodka to make a nice cocktail.

[bhikkublu]

on 7/15/2009 I need to buy an ice cream churn! Also, check out my recipe for mint plum sorbet :)

[SunnyStars]

on 2/27/2009 I'm going to need an ice cream churn, that's for sure! Yummy, 5*Stars!

[klnygaard]

on 2/19/2009 YUMMMMMMMMMY- good recipe

[teachermom]

on 2/19/2009 Mmmmm! Sounds good. Thanks for the tips!

[JIN1128]

on 2/18/2009 sounds delicious