Easy-to-Make Homemade Fruit Sorbets
I am always looking for ways to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables every day. When I am grandparenting, I like to make snacks for my grandchildren to eat that are full of nutrients and they love to eat. One of my grandchildren’s favorite treats are homemade fresh fruit sorbets. The difference between a sorbet and sherbet is a sorbet contains no dairy but sherbet contains some milk. The fruits I choose for them are the fruits they like to eat or what’s in season. For example, most of them love strawberries and peaches. Only a couple of grandchildren like blueberries which is my favorite fruit. These recipes are all gluten-free.
My Favorite Blueberry Sorbet
Nutritional Information Per Serving: 157 calories, <1 grams protein, <1 grams of fat, 41 grams of CHO, 2.7 grams dietary fiber, 2 mg sodium.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice or bottled lemon juice
3 cups blueberries, remove any stems
Instructions
Bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool. Process cool sugar syrup and fruit in a blender, fruit processor or even a mixer. Chill in cover freezer container for 2 hours.
Shopping List
Sugar or honey
Fresh lemon or bottled lemon juice
Fresh or frozen blueberries without sugar added
A Basic Sorbet Recipe
3 cups water
1/2 cup sugar not more than 3/4 cup to taste*
4 cups chopped fruits
Makes: 4 cups
Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes
Instructions
Bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool. Process cool sugar syrup and fruit in a blender, fruit processor or even a mixer. Chill in cover freezer container for 2 hours.
*You can substitute 1 cup of honey for 1 cup of sugar or use ½ cup honey for ½ cup honey and use ½ cup sugar and then ½ cup of sugar to experiment with the taste.
Homemade Fruit Sorbets Tips
Homemade frozen sorbets can stay in the freezer for a couple of weeks. If crystals develop on the top of the frozen sorbets after it has been in the freezer for more than a couple week, you can use it as a base for smoothies.
Easy Fruit Sorbet Recipes.
Start with the Basic Recipe and use the specified fruit amount below and the additional ingredients.
Cantaloupe Sorbet: 4 cups chopped cantaloupe.
Orange Sorbet: Use 3 cups fresh orange juice and 2 teaspoons grated orange, lemon or lime zest.
Peach Sorbet: Use 5 cups fresh or frozen peaches plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Strawberry Sorbet: Use 5 cups fresh or frozen strawberries plus 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Raspberry Sorbet: Use 5 cups fresh or frozen raspberries.
Watermelon Sorbet: Use 4 cups chopped seedless watermelon and ¼ cup lime juice.
By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in clinical nutrition. She is the Chief Blog Organizer for www.DayByDayLiving.net
Barbara worked as a research nutritionist with the military’s tri-service medical school & working as a performance nutrition consultant to Navy SEALS’ BUD/S Training Program and West Coast active Navy SEAL Teams. Barbara is the former nutrition performance consultant to the University of Louisville Athletic Department. She is the author of Fast Facts on Fast Food For Fast People and High Energy Eating Sports Nutrition Workbook for Active People used by the University of Louisville, University of Tennessee Lady Vols and the Tennessee football program, the LSU basketball program, the Buffalo Bills, the Cleveland Browns and by the United States Navy SEALs.
The former publisher of Kentuckiana HealthFitness Magazine, Kentuckiana Healthy Woman magazine and radio show host of Health News You Can Use, Barbara has over 30 years of experience in promoting healthy lifestyles to consumers. Barbara is a former runner who walks, a spinner, hiker a mother and grandmother to 13 grandchildren.
