Description
A vibrant, jewel-toned treat that brings sweet-tart cherry magic to your taste buds with every icy, zingy spoonful—this Fresh Cherry Sorbet is your summer savior.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups pitted sweet cherries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3 tsp fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- Optional: 1–3 tbsp amaretto or liquor of choice
Instructions
- Freeze your ice cream maker base the night before.
- Make a simple syrup: combine sugar and water, heat until dissolved.
- Blend cherries with ½ cup syrup, lime juice, and salt.
- Strain mixture to remove skins.
- Perform the egg float test to check sugar level.
- Chill mixture for 1 hour.
- Churn in an ice cream maker for 15–20 minutes.
- Freeze in a loaf pan until firm.
- Scoop and enjoy!
Notes
Let it sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping to get that perfect creamy texture. Want to shake things up? Try adding lime zest or swap cherries for strawberries!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frozen
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 68g
- Sodium: 135mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 72g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cherry sorbet, frozen dessert, vegan sorbet, fruit sorbet, summer treat