Fresh Pineapple Sorbet

This is the pineapple sorbet I made for our Ladies’ Tea at church. It is so refreshing and sweet! I love it on a hot summer’s day! And when it’s not hot and sunny, it reminds me of hot summer days and makes me smile!

1 pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks

 

1 1/8 cups sugar

2 Tablespoons lemon or lime juice

Place pineapple and lemon/lime juice in food processor. Blend until pureed.

 

Add sugar and process until sugar is dissolved. This only takes about 1 minute or so.

Pour into ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's directions.

Freeze and enjoy!

Fresh Strawberry Sorbet

This refreshing, sweet, strawberry sorbet is so easy to make and so much better than anything I’ve bought at the store! So far it has been my husband’s favorite! If you pick up some fresh strawberries, grab a few extra to whip up a batch of this frozen berry delight!

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 quart fresh strawberries, washed and quartered

4 Tablespoons lemon or lime juice

1/4 cup corn syrup

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat, stir and simmer until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Process strawberries and lemon or lime juice in food processor until completely pureed. Press puree through a fine sieve to remove seeds (they won’t all come out).

Combine puree, corn syrup and sugar syrup.

Chill for 1 hour.

Pour into ice cream maker and make according to instructions.

Pour into container and store in freezer until ready to serve.

White Licorice Ice Cream

Licorice ice cream takes me to a happy place of warm memories of my grandpa. When we were little, every Halloween meant a box of black licorice and orange sherbet. I loved it! My lips, teeth and tongue would turn this ghastly purplish color that always made us laugh. Then the quit making it… Halloween didn’t seem the same after that. :o(

Years later, while touring the Tillamook Cheese Factory I discovered white licorice ice cream. It was like being 6 again! I fell in love! Every time we visited, I eagerly awaited a bowl of the stuff.

Then they too, stopped making licorice ice cream…

Thanks to my ice cream maker, it’s back in my life again!

1 1/2 cups half & half

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

1-2 teaspoons of anise extract

Mix half & half and sugar with a whisk or mixer until sugar is dissolved.

Stir in cream and anise extract, to taste.

Prepare according to ice cream maker’s instructions.