Refreshing Mixed Berry Ice Cream Treat
Tangy Mixed Berry Sherbet: A Cool Refreshment
Love the taste of wild berries? This tangy sherbet recipe is your new best friend! By freezing fresh raspberries and blackberries, you can create a delicious icy treat that's bursting with fruity flavor. Here's how to do it:
Game plan:
To preserve your fresh berries, arrange them on a baking sheet and freeze them until solid. Transfer them to an airtight container and store them for up to a month.
This recipe is a part of our hot summer day guide: Freezing Summer Fruits.
- Yield: 2 1/2 cups
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total: 10 mins, plus 4 hrs chilling and freezing time
Ingredients (7)
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin
- 1 pound raspberries, blackberries, or a mix of both, thawed if frozen
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 1 1/2 lemons)
Instructions
- Prepare your gelatin mixture: Put the water in a small saucepan and sprinkle the gelatin over it.
- Blend your berries smoothly: Place the berries in a blender and blend until there are no chunks left.
- Heat the gelatin mixture: Warm the reserve gelatin mixture over low heat, stirring until it's smooth.
- Add the berry puree, sugar, and salt: Combine the warmed gelatin mixture, berry puree, and sugar in a saucepan and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is warm.
- Strain the mixture: Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl. Discard the solids.
- Chill the mixture: Refrigerate the mixture until it's cold, about 1 hour.
- Combine with milk and lemon juice: Once the mixture is cold, mix in the milk and lemon juice.
- Freeze the sherbet: Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to a container with a tight lid and let it freeze completely, at least 3 hours. Let it sit for a few minutes at room temperature before serving. It will keep for up to 1 month.
Pro Tips:
- Freezing Berries: Arrange berries on a baking sheet and freeze until solid, then transfer to an airtight container for storage.
- Using Frozen Berries: Frozen berries work well in this recipe, just make sure they're completely thawed before blending.
Enjoy your cooling, tangy sherbet made from fresh berries! Give it a try and beat the summer heat!
- For long-term storage of your fresh berries, freeze them individually on a baking sheet until solid, then transfer to a resealable, airtight container and store in the freezer for up to a month.
- This Tangy Mixed Berry Sherbet recipe, part of our Freezing Summer Fruits guide, is a simple, easy-to-follow process with a total time of 10 minutes, plus 4 hours chilling and freezing time.
- The instructions for this recipe require the use of granulated sugar, whole milk, unflavored powdered gelatin, and freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- To achieve the best taste and texture, follow the given instructions carefully, ensuring the mixture reaches the recommended temperature during the blending and heating steps before combining with milk and lemon juice, and freezing according to the manufacturer's instructions for an ice cream maker.
