Ice Cream & Sorbet Recipes

Rose Sorbet

This sorbet features the color and flavor of edible roses.  It’s pretty intense, so we recommend serving it in small quantities. Ingredients:                                       Makes a little under 1 quart 1 cup Rose Paste Recipe 3 1/4 cups Water 1 tsp Rose
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“Instant” Huckleberry Ice Cream

Who needs an ice cream churn when you’ve got frozen fruit and a blender? This recipe results in almost-instant ice cream with the tart-musky-sweet flavor of wild huckleberries.  It melts extremely quickly though, so have spoons at the ready! Note:
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Ice Cream with Panforte Crisps and Orange Caramel Sauce

Here’s another tasty way to incorporate panforte into your dessert without having just panforte for dessert.  We’ve paired vanilla ice cream and panforte crisps with a buttery, rich caramel sauce with a subtle orange flavor. This dish will work with
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Frozen Yuzu Air

Frozen air is an incredibly light, delicate frozen dessert or palate cleanser made by freezing a lecithin foam.  Yuzu juice is perfect for airs because its flavor is complex, light, and playful, complimenting their ephemeral nature. I first discovered this
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Black Pansy Sorbet

Our friend Marc of Baketard is a self-proclaimed cookbook hoarder and his blog is chockablock with drool-inducing savory recipes, but we’ve seen his sweet side too, and he agreed to share it with our readers! This amazing recipe for sorbet
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Yuzu Sorbet

This simple sorbet is refreshing and filled with the complex citrusy-floral flavor of yuzu fruit.  It’s strong enough to be served as a single scoop for a light dessert or palate cleanser…but not so strong that you won’t want more!
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Elderflower Sorbet

This simple sorbet is packed with the delicious, layered and haunting flavor of elderflowers (floral, fruity, honeyed, & slightly tart).  Because it’s quite sweet, we recommend single scoop servings or pairing it with something tart or buttery (like shortbread or
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Chile Lime Sorbet

Sour up front with a brief fiery finish, this sorbet is refreshing and potent enough to be served as a small, light summer dessert or a palate opening amuse bouche. While we used dried tepin chilies for this because of
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Sorbet Tips

  What is Sorbet? Sorbet is essentially a non-dairy frozen dessert, often (but not always) made from fruit puree or fruit juice. How to Balance Sugar Levels in a Sorbet The most tricky part when making sorbet is balancing the
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Ginger Huckleberry Sorbet

Pureed huckleberries provide most of the flavor of this sorbet, but we’ve added ginger to introduce another layer of taste.  If you would prefer just a hint of ginger, cut the number of disks in half.  They can also be eliminated completely
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Balsamic Strawberries with Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients: 1 pint fresh strawberries, preferably organic 2 tablespoons Aged Balsamic Vinegar* Premium vanilla ice cream *if using regular balsamic vinegar, use 2 teaspoons sucanat or 1 teaspoon honey dissolved into 2 tablespoons vinegar Technique: Rinse strawberries and pat dry.
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Coconut Ice Cream with Mint and Szechuan Button Foam

Christo from ChezWhat is at it again with his third Szechuan button recipe… Has your mouth needed a treat lately? All the hustle and bustle of the holidays but you’ve been able to hold your tongue? Well now it’s time
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