Best Black Plum Sorbet Recipes

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PLUM SORBET WITH BLACK-CURRANT LIQUEUR



Plum Sorbet with Black-Currant Liqueur image

Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Categories     Liqueur     Ice Cream Machine     Dessert     Low Fat     Low Cal     High Fiber     Frozen Dessert     Currant     Plum     Summer     Bon Appétit     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 1/2 pounds ripe purple plums, quartered, pitted
1/4 cup crème de cassis (black-currant liqueur) plus additional for drizzling, if desired

Steps:

  • Stir sugar and 1 cup water in small saucepan over medium heat until sugar completely dissolves. Boil until syrup is reduced to generous 1 cup, about 6 minutes. Chill simple syrup until cold.
  • Puree plums in processor until smooth. Pour mixture through medium-mesh strainer set over 4-cup measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract as much pulp and liquid as possible. Discard solids in strainer. Stir chilled simple syrup and 1/4 cup crème de cassis into plum puree. Transfer to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon mixture into freezer container; cover and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours and up to 4 days.
  • Scoop sorbet into 4 dessert glasses or small bowls. Drizzle with additional crème de cassis, if desired.

BLACK PLUM SORBET



Black Plum Sorbet image

Categories     Ice Cream Machine     Fruit     Dessert     Low Sodium     Frozen Dessert     Plum     Kirsch     Summer     Vegan     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 4

1-1/2 pounds black plums (about 5), pitted and chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons kirsch

Steps:

  • In a saucepan combine the plums, the lemon juice, and 1/4 cup water and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the plums are soft. While the plums are cooking, in a small saucepan combine the sugar and 3/4 cup water, cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, stir in the kirsch. In a blender or food processor purée the plums with the kirsch syrup. Strain the purée through a fine sieve into a bowl, let it cool, and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

BLACK-PLUM SORBET WITH HONEY AND THYME



Black-Plum Sorbet With Honey and Thyme image

To make a sorbet is to perform alchemy, to transform a perfectly ripe, sweet piece of fruit into a distillate of itself. These are lofty words for a simple process, which boils down to making a plum purée and a honey-thyme syrup, mixing them together and freezing the whole thing. The pinch of ascorbic acid, or vitamin-C powder, is there to prevent browning of the fruit. As always when it comes to sorbets, use the best fruit you can find.

Provided by Jonathan Hayes

Categories     ice creams and sorbets, dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

3/4 cup, plus 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar
4 sprigs of fresh thyme
1 1/2 pounds very ripe black plums (approximately 6 plums)
Pinch of ascorbic acid (vitamin-C powder, or simply pulverize a vitamin-C tablet using a mallet)
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

  • Dissolve the sugar in 1/2 cup water over medium heat. Once the sugar is dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and add the thyme sprigs, pressing them under the surface of the syrup. Allow them to steep for 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, peel and pit the plums, chopping them coarsely as you do. Combine the plums, about 1/3 of the skin, the ascorbic acid and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth.
  • Remove the thyme sprigs from the syrup and stir in the honey until dissolved. Pour 1/2 cup of the honey-thyme syrup into the plum mixture and process until blended. Taste the mixture; it should be sweet, but not intensely so. If plums were underripe, you might need to add a little more syrup. Pour mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before churning in an ice-cream maker. Set up to finish in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 49, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 29 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams

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