Homemade Dark Sweet Cherry and Basil Sorbet.
What could be more refreshing on a hot August day than deliciously creamy sorbet?!
And who knew how easy it is to make?
No special equipment needed.
Simple ingredients.
Gourmet flavor!
You simply make a simple syrup from water and sugar and blend with fresh fruit (and herbs if you like).
I made mine yesterday with fresh sweet dark cherries and a hint of fresh basil, but imagine all the possibilities! Cantaloupe, Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Pear, Watermelon, Honeydew, Pineapple, Kiwi, Mango……. Maybe a leaf or two of mint instead of basil. Maybe a sprig of rosemary. Maybe no herbs. A dash of fresh lemon or lime juice would add a lovely kick.
Here is the recipe for this simple, refreshing, indulgence.
Homemade Dark Sweet Cherry and Basil Sorbet
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 fresh basil leaves
- 4 cups pitted dark sweet cherries
Directions:
Make simple syrup by boiling water and sugar for 2-3 minutes in small saucepan until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat, and add basil leaves. Pour syrup into a small glass bowl or measuring cup and refrigerate approximately 1 hour until cooled. Remove and discard basil leaves.
Place cherries in a blender. Pour simple syrup over cherries. Blend on high until cherries are fully blended into syrup and no chunks remain. Pour into glass 9×13 dish and place in freezer. After one hour, stir with spoon from outside edges to center and mash together. Repeat after two hours.
Remove from freezer and place sorbet in blender again. Blend on high until consistency is creamy. Pour back into glass dish and place in freezer for another 2 hours or until ready to serve. Scoop out with ice cream scoop or spoon.
Enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Sorbet always takes me back to my mother’s kitchen … every summer she made batches of blackcurrant, raspberry and loganberry from the bushes in our garden. Having moved back into the happy land of having a freezer after 6 months without in our last flat, I am minded to snaffle something likely at the market and rustle up some refreshment in a bowl! 🙂
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happy memories – how wonderful ! hope you “snaffle” something delicious up! Let me know!! 🙂
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Your cooking skills never cease to amaze me! More deliciousness. (K)
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Oh puleease! It’s easy stuff! 🙂
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Looks great, Jodi and I just happen to have cherries in the fridge! 😁
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hope you make it! let me know.
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I’ll let you know if I do. Are you going to view the solar eclipse? It’s only 65% viewing here but I’m going to try it. I made a viewer from a cereal box.😎
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Yep. Got glasses and am watching. Just starting here. We’re supposed to see about 80%
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Happy viewing!
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it was wonderful!
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That looks and sounds so refreshing!
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really is! 🙂
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Sounds so tastey! I have never made Sorbet but it sounds easy! YUM!!
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It was my first time and so easy yet so elegant and delish
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It sounds very elegant!
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Wow, such intense flavors. Sounds wonderful.
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yummmmmm!
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Perfect for a summer day and I love the endless possibilities…:)
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so yummy and cooling during this heat! 🙂
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OOOH! I have to try this, looks so yummy!
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That looks so refreshing. Plan to try this. Wish I had it now.
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Let me know how you like! It was so easy and so refreshing and delish!
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Love the color and the addition of herbs! I haven’t made sorbet in years. It is such a refreshing treat! Thanks for the recipe, Jodi! 💜🍒
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my first time – and I loved it!!!
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It is looking scrumptious…loved the color..Thanks for the recipe..will try it soon..
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Thanks! ENJOY!
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Looks amazing Jodi…. !
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Yumm looks so good
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really yummy! 🙂
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refreshing!
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Amazing and your photo’s are gorgeous!!
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Thanks! 🙂
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What!!!! How easy is this!!! When I saw it on insta I was so impressed!!
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SOOOOO easy!!! and so delish and really quite gourmet 🙂
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Sounds wonderful!
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