We made this for a five course gourmet dinner. We used it for an intermezzo instead of a dessert so we left out the blackberries and served it in small dessert cups with a mint leaf. All our guests raved. It certainly cleared their palate for the next course!!
Limoncello-Mint Sorbet with Fresh Blackberries
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr
Limoncello, the citrusy Italian liqueur, brightens this sorbet. It's nice to have a bottle on hand to splash with soda in a spritzer or macerate with fruit for a quick dessert.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup sorbet and 1/4 cup berries)
Recipe from
More From Cooking Light
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 184
- Fat: 0.2g
- Saturated fat: 0.0g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 0.6g
- Carbohydrate: 39.3g
- Fiber: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 1mg
- Calcium: 13mg
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup limoncello
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 large lemons)
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 2 cups blackberries
- Lemon slices (optional)
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add lemon juice and mint. Cover and chill.
- 2. Strain juice mixture through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or until firm. Serve with blackberries; garnish with lemon slices, if desired.
Note:
If you don't want to use the limoncello, you can substitute 1/2 cup of prepared lemonade.
Limoncello-Mint Sorbet with Fresh Blackberries Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts, Ice Cream/Sherbet
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Freezable, Make-Ahead, 5 Ingredients or Less
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Saturated Fat, Low Sodium
- COOKING METHOD: Ice-Cream Maker
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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