Food + Drink
Sorbet With Fall’s In-Season Fruits
October 11, 2022 · Updated October 17, 2022·By Joshua Andrei Bon
What better way to enjoy this fall season’s fruit harvest than with a simple sorbet recipe that’ll highlight their freshness.
October 11, 2022 · Updated October 17, 2022
Fruits are best — and most tasty — when they’re fresh and in season. This fall, we can expect a great selection of apples, cranberries, grapes and pears as harvests are ongoing or are just ending, according to Cultivate Michigan. And what better way to enjoy these fruits than with a simple recipe that’ll highlight their freshness.
Sorbet is essentially just sugar, water and flavor — in this case, fruits. It’s simple; it’s healthy. So try out these sorbet recipes made with one of our favorite kitchen appliances, the Uber Appliance Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker with fall-season fruits that’ll tickle your taste buds and refresh your palette after a flavorful meal or cool you down after a great workout.
Apple Cranberry Sorbet
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker
Ingredients
- 1½ cup apple cider
- 2 cups cranberries
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Mash the cranberries in a saucepan until there are little to no chunks.2 cups cranberries
- Bring the cranberry, cider and sugar to a boil in a big pot over medium-high heat. Stirring constantly, cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice and zest after turning the heat off.1½ cup apple cider, ½ cup sugar, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Place your mixture in a bowl or pitcher and place it in the fridge for half a day until cold. You may put it in the freezer for faster cooling.
- Prepare your sorbet maker, and slowly add the cold mixture into the machine. Allow for it to churn until the sorbet is in a mousse-like consistency.
- Scoop your sorbet into small clear glasses.
Lemon Pear Sorbet
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 sorbet maker
Ingredients
- 5 pcs small pears
- ¾ cup white wine
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- Peel and remove the seeds from the pear. Place the deseeded grapes in a saucepan and mash it until there are little to no chunks. You may also use a food processor or blender.5 pcs small pears
- Bring the grapes and sugar to a boil in a big pot over medium-high heat. Stirring constantly, cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice, lemon zest and white wine after turning the heat off. Let it cool.⅓ cup sugar, 3 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp lemon zest, ¾ cup white wine
- Place your mixture in a bowl or pitcher and place it in the fridge for half a day until cold. You may put it in the freezer for faster cooling.
- Prepare your sorbet maker, and slowly add the cold mixture into the machine. Allow for it to churn until the sorbet is in a mousse-like consistency.
- Scoop your sorbet into small clear glasses.
Red Grape Sorbet
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker
Ingredients
- 3 cups grapes
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Remove the stems and seeds from the grapes. Place the deseeded grapes in a saucepan and mash it until there are little to no chunks. You may also use a food processor or blender.3 cups grapes
- Bring the grapes, and sugar to a boil in a big pot over medium-high heat. Stirring constantly, cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add lemon juice and lemon zest after turning the heat off. Let it cool.½ cup sugar, 2 tsp lemon zest, 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Place your mixture in a bowl or pitcher and place it in the fridge for half a day until cold. You may put it in the freezer for faster cooling.
- Prepare your sorbet maker, and slowly add the cold mixture into the machine. Allow for it to churn until the sorbet is in a mousse-like consistency.
- Scoop your sorbet into small clear glasses.
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