Raspberries are one of summer's best fruits, and this raspberry sorbet recipe is a sweet, light dessert you can make for a crowd or have in your freezer for a post-barbecue treat or a snack on a warm afternoon after a swim in the pool or a day at the beach.
How to Wash Raspberries
Our Test Kitchen has found that washing berries with a mix of 3 to 1 water and vinegar can extend their freshness for a few days in the fridge, but it also says that it's best to wait to wash berries until right before you plan to use them. If you like to keep berries ready to snack on, try the vinegar wash method, but leaving them unwashed until you need them is the better choice for this recipe.
Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup water
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2 tablespoon lemon juice
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3 cup fresh raspberries
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2 tablespoon orange juice
Directions
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Make Syrup
For syrup, heat and stir sugar and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until simmering, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice. Transfer to a medium bowl; cover and chill completely.
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Puree Raspberries
Place raspberries and orange juice in a food processor or blender. Cover and process or blend until smooth. Press puree through a fine-mesh sieve; discard seeds. Stir puree into chilled syrup.
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Freeze and Serve
Spread raspberry mixture in a 2-quart square baking dish. Cover and freeze about 4 hours or until firm. Break up mixture with a fork; place in food processor or blender, half at a time if necessary. Cover and process or blend for 30 to 60 seconds or until smooth and lightened in color. Spoon sorbet back into the dish; cover and freeze for 6 to 8 hours more or until firm. To serve, let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping.
Mango Sorbet
Prepare as above, except substitute 3 cups cut-up, peeled mango for the raspberries. Omit pressing fruit through a sieve. Makes 4 cups.
Per 1/3 cup: 94 cal., 0 g total fat (0 g sat. fat, 0 g trans fat), 0 mg chol., 1 mg sodium, 24 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 0 g pro. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Other Carbo.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 110 | Calories |
| 28g | Carbs |
| 1g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 9 | |
| Calories 110 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Sodium 1mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate 28g | 10% |
| Total Sugars 25g | |
| Protein 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin C 13.6mg | 15% |
| Calcium 10.1mg | 1% |
| Iron 0.4mg | 2% |
| Potassium 74mg | 2% |
| Folate, total 12.1mcg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
