Description
Fresh Cherry Sorbet is a refreshing frozen dessert made with ripe cherries, simple syrup, lime juice, and kosher salt for a bright summer treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups pitted cherries, about 2 pounds fresh cherries
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Freeze the bowl or base of your ice cream maker at least 24 hours before making the sorbet.
- Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
- Pit all of the cherries with a cherry pitter. You should have about 4 to 5 cups of pitted cherries.
- Add the cherries, 1/2 cup cooled simple syrup, lime juice, and kosher salt to a high-powered blender. Blend until smooth.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a large measuring cup or bowl. Press gently with a rubber spatula, then discard the solids.
- Use the egg float test to check sugar levels. Lower a clean egg into the cherry mixture. If a nickel- to quarter-sized patch of shell shows above the surface, the base is ready. If the egg sinks, stir in more simple syrup and test again.
- Taste the sorbet base and add more lime juice if desired.
- Cover and chill the cherry mixture in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Pour the chilled cherry mixture into the frozen ice cream maker base and churn for about 15 minutes, or until the texture resembles soft serve.
- Transfer the sorbet to an 8×5-inch loaf pan or freezer-safe container. Freeze for 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.
- Remove the sorbet from the freezer a few minutes before scooping and serving.
Notes
- Store frozen sorbet in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- You can use other fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, peaches, or plums.
- To make this without an ice cream maker, freeze pitted cherries until solid, then blend with the remaining ingredients until smooth. Add a little warm water only if needed, taste, adjust sweetness, and freeze until firm.
- For a boozy version, add 1 to 3 tablespoons of liquor with the simple syrup when blending.
- Use a food processor if you do not have a blender.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Churned
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 68
- Sodium: 242
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 72
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0