Award Berry Sorbet Recipes

AWARD BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring water, sugar, and the blueberries to boiling.
• Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and blueberries are tender (1 to 2 minutes).
• Remove from heat.
• Drain berries, reserving liquid; set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor bowl or blender container combine blackberries and raspberries.
• Cover and process or blend until smooth.
• Press pureed berries through fine-mesh sieve; discard seeds.
• Place the blueberries and 1/3 cup of the reserved cooking liquid (do not discard remaining liquid) in food processor bowl or blender container.
• Cover and process or blend until almost smooth.
• Press blueberry mixture through the fine-mesh sieve; discard skins.
• In a large bowl combine the pureed mixtures, remaining cooking liquid, and orange juice.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until mixture is completely chilled.
• Freeze mixture in a 4- or 5-quart ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's directions.
• Ripen 4 hours.
• Use within 2 days.
• Serve individual scoops of sorbet with fresh berries, if desired.

TOTALLY THE QUICKEST, SIMPLEST MIXED BERRY SORBET EVER

Steps:

• place half the bag of berries in the blender with about half the water and all the sugar.
• mix until chunks are gone (you might have to work the blender action a bit, depending on how powerful your blender is).
• gradually add the remainder of fruit and water.
• mix until smooth and serve immediately.
• *if necessary, add more water to aid in blender-mixing.
• *if sorbet is not as firm as you wish, place in freezer for 20 minutes or so and stir before serving.

TRIPLE BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. When the sugar is dissolved, stir in the cranberries, and cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add the raspberries, and simmer for 5 more minutes, until the raspberries have softened and the cranberries have popped.
• Strain the mixture through a sieve or strainer, discard the pulp, and refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours. Mix in the cherry juice, lime juice, and orange juice concentrate, and pour the mixture into an ice cream maker. Freeze according to directions.
• Pack the sorbet into a freezer container and freeze for about 2 hours, until the sorbet is firm. Remove from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving.

BERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Puree berries and 1/3 cup water in a blender. Pour through a coarse sieve into a bowl. If using blueberries, strain again, through a fine sieve. (You should have 2 cups.) Stir in simple syrup.
• Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Process in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container, and freeze until it hardens, at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.