Blueberry Sorbet

Welcome Everyone to Red Couch Recipes for Day Two of Blueberry Week! We have been feasting on blueberries this week.  They are so sweet and good and inexpensive right now!   I just love the rich color of blueberries! Blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity of any fruit. Click HERE for nine other health benefits of blueberries from Women Health.Net.



How to beat the heat?  Make some sorbet!  We had this delicious sorbet tonight. The "Food Critics," my family, really liked this sorbet!  My 16 year old son was out riding a dirtbike when we ate the sorbet, but it won't last when he comes home!   I just love the rich color the blueberries provide the sorbet!  Blueberries have the highest antioxidant capacity of any fruit.  Click HERE for nine other health benefits of blueberries from Women Health.Net. 

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Recipe for Blueberry Sorbet

This recipe is made for a 2 quart ice cream maker; adjust accordingly

1-1/4  cups sugar -- Depending upon sweetness of blueberries.
1-1/2 cups water
7-8 tablespoons fresh lemon juice -- depending on how tart you want your sorbet to be.
Grated peel from one lemon
7-1/2 cups fresh blueberries  -- This is almost 2 pounds of blueberries.
1 to 1-1/2  teaspoons ground ginger (optional)

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and water, bring to a boil while stirring, and cook until the syrup is clear. Take off heat and stir in the lemon juice and lemon peel. Let cool, cover, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, or until thoroughly chilled. In a blender or food processor, puree the blueberries, then strain the skins.  Add ground ginger to the blueberry puree; stir puree into the chilled syrup.  Make sorbet according to the instructions of your ice cream maker. 

Notes:  If you like, you can make this sorbet without straining the skins of the blueberries; if you do this you will need to adjust the amount of lemon juice.  After making the sorbet, if it is too soft, put sorbet in a covered freezer container and freeze for an hour or two more.  I am a huge fan of ginger, if you are not do not add, or add less!

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