Fabulous Fat-Free Fruit Sorbet

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Fabulous Fat-Free Fruit Sorbet

Source: Jenny at Recipezaar.

 

 

This is such a wonderful summertime treat! I have used all kinds of

fruit combinations in this; use your imagination. Far richer and

intense in flavour than anything you can buy, and yet it's almost all

just healthy fruit. The fruits that work best have a fairly smooth

fleshy texture; things like mangos, muskmelons, peaches, apricots, and

bananas. But also good are strawberries, pineapple, blueberries and

the like. Seedy or watery fruits can be used, but it is best to use

them mixed with something that has a smoother denser texture, and to

use less of them.

 

 

4 cups prepared fruit, pieces

2 to 4 tablespoons (6 tsp to 1/4 cup) sugar

1/2 small lemon, juice of or lime, juice of

 

 

Some suggested combinations:

 

1 large mango + 8 to 10 apricots

 

2 medium bananas + 2 cups strawberries

 

2 medium bananas + 2 cups chopped pineapples

 

1 large mango + 2 cups strawberries

 

3 cups peaches + 1 cup raspberries (add them late to retain some texture)

 

 

 

1. Prepare the fruit by peeling, if necessary, and cutting it into

chunks. Place on a plate or tray covered with plastic wrap. Make sure

everything is as spread out as possible. Cover with more plastic wrap.

 

2. Freeze overnight.

 

3. Whizz the fruit through a food processor until very finely chopped.

Add the sugar and lemon juice, adjusting either according to the

sweetness and acidity levels of the fruit you are working with; if you

use pineapple use orange juice or water instead of lemon or lime juice

and add a little vanilla extract if it seems appropriate. Feel free to

taste the mixture! Blend throughly, until very smooth. Scrape down the

sides of the food processor regularly. This may take up to five minutes.

 

4. Spoon into serving dishes or a covered storage tub and return to

the freezer until dessert time.

 

5. Put in the fridge to soften 15 minutes before serving.

 

 

Serves 6.