Best Coconut Sorbet Recipes

WARM MANGO TART TATIN ON COCONUT MERINGUE WITH PAPAYA SORBET, TANGERINE HONEY SAUCE, AND OVEN DRIED SPICED PINEAPPLE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220 degrees F.
• To make the coconut meringue, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks. Add the sugar slowly and continue to whip until sugar is dissolved and meringue reaches the stiff peak stage. Fold in the toasted shredded coconut and place meringue into a pastry bag with a plain round tip. Pipe the meringue onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper into a circular motion to create a disk the diameter of 4-ounce ramekins. Bake until light golden brown, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the mango Tart Tatin: In a medium skillet, over medium high heat, combine the water, sugar, honey, and lemon juice. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add them to the skillet. Cook until the mixture just starts to caramelize, and add the mangos. Stir until the mangos are coated. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, and then remove from heat. With a slotted spoon remove mangos from cooking liquid. Place mangos into a container and let cool to room temperature. Reserve the cooking liquid for the sauce.
• When the mangos have cooled, pack them into a buttered, 4-ounce ceramic ramekin and bake approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and invert onto a coconut meringue disk.
• To make the tangerine honey sauce, add the mint leaves to the warm cooking liquid from the mangos. Stir to incorporate, set aside, and keep at room temperature.
• To make the papaya sorbet, dissolve the sugar and water in a large container. Add the papaya puree and lemon juice and freeze in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's directions.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
• Oven-dried spiced pineapples: In a medium sized saucepan, combine the water, sugar, vanilla paste, cardamom seeds, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and add the pineapple slices. Soak the slices in the hot syrup for 2 to 3 minutes. With a slotted spoon remove the slices and drain well. Place pineapple slices onto a silicone baking mat or a parchment lined sheet tray in a single layer. Do not let the slices touch each other. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours and remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Store in airtight container.
• Place the tart tatin in the center of a plate. Place a small scoop of the sorbet on the side or on top of the tart, surround the tart with the honey sauce, and garnish with the dried pineapple chips.

LYCHEE COCONUT SORBET WITH MANGO AND LIME

Steps:

• Drain lychees, reserving syrup, then purée lychees, cream of coconut, 1/4 cup syrup, and 2 1/2 tablespoons lime juice in a blender until smooth. Freeze in ice cream maker.
• While sorbet is churning, toss together mango, zest, and remaining lime juice to taste (1/2 to 1 tablespoon).
• Serve scoops of sorbet over mango slices.

COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Pour coconut milk into a container. Fill the empty can halfway with water and add to the coconut milk. Whisk in sugar until dissolved. Stir in coconut flakes.
• Cover and freeze until chilled, about 30 minutes.
• Pour coconut mixture into an ice cream maker and churn according to manufacturer's instructions until soft and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Heat grill or a grill pan to medium; lightly oil grates or pan. In a bowl, toss pineapple with honey and cayenne. Grill until light-brown grill marks appear, 10 to 15 minutes, turning once. Serve pineapple with sorbet; garnish with mint.

COCONUT LIME SORBET

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together ingredients. Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.

MANGO COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Blend mango chunks, coconut milk, and honey in a blender until smooth. Add a little more coconut milk to help the mixture blend, if needed. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze.

REFRESHING COCONUT LIME SORBET

Steps:

• Mix coconut cream, coconut water, lime juice, lime zest, and coconut extract together in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until flavors combine, at least 1 hour.
• Pour coconut mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Cover and store in the freezer until firm, about 1 1/2 hours.

PINEAPPLE-COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Combine coconut milk, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for 1 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 20 minutes. Strain into a large bowl.
• Place pineapple in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Add the pineapple puree to the coconut milk mixture and whisk until blended. Whisk in lime juice.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Pour the pineapple mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.
• Serve immediately or transfer to a storage container and let harden in the freezer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Serve in chilled dishes.
• NOTE: Alternatively, freeze mixture in a shallow metal pan until solid, about 6 hours. Break into chunks and process in a food processor until smooth.

COCONUT MANGO SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan boil the water with the sugar, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, simmer the mixture for 5 minutes, and remove the pan from the heat. Let the syrup cool to room temperature and chill it, covered, until it is cold. In a blender purée the mango with the pineapple juice, the cream of coconut, the lime juice, the zest, and the syrup until the mixture is smooth. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

COCONUT-LIME SORBET

Steps:

• Combine the cream of coconut, lime juice, and water in the container of an ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

COCONUT AND LYCHEE SORBET

Steps:

• 1. Bring the water, sugar, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Reduce the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
• 2. Transfer the sugar syrup to a small bowl and refrigerate, tightly covered, for at least 1 hour, until thoroughly chilled, or for up to 2 days.
• 3. Whisk together the coconut milk and lychee juice in a large glass measure or bowl. Whisk in the chilled syrup and lime juice. Pour the mixture into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to a freezer container and freeze for at least 2 hours before serving. (The sorbet is best served on the day it is made.)
• 4. Spoon the sorbet into serving bowls or glasses to serve.

BANANAS FLAMBE WITH COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• In a large saute pan melt butter over high heat. Sprinkle sugar evenly over butter and scatter banana slices over sugar in a single layer. Allow mixture to boil vigorously undisturbed until sugar melts and bananas caramelize on bottom.
• Remove from heat and pour rum into pan. Carefully light rum in pan, standing back to avoid flame, and allow flame to burn out, 30 seconds.
• Divide sorbet and bananas between four bowls, top with toasted coconut and a squeeze of lime juice, and serve immediately.

COCONUT SORBET WITH MANGO

Steps:

• Blend ingredients and freeze in an ice-cream maker.

QUICK COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. Transfer to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Freeze until frozen, stirring every 30 minutes, about 3 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.)
• *Available in the liquor department of most supermarkets nationwide.

WATERMELON AND COCONUT SORBET PARFAITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake coconut flakes in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet until toasted, about 3 minutes.
• Divide half the sorbet among 6 tall glasses using a 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop. Top each with a layer of watermelon, another scoop of sorbet, and then more watermelon. Sprinkle with lime zest and toasted coconut.

COCONUT SORBET WITH CASHEW CRUNCH

Steps:

• Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. Bring sugar and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat, stirring constantly until sugar has dissolved. Cook, without stirring, until mixture turns medium amber, washing down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush as needed to prevent crystals from forming, about 9 minutes. Remove from heat; using a fork, stir in coconut and cashews.
• Using two forks, transfer small clusters (about 1 3/4 inches) of cashew mixture to prepared baking sheet; let cool completely, about 10 minutes. Coarsely chop some of the clusters; leave others whole.
• Scoop sorbet into dishes; top with lychees and cashew crunch.

MANGO COCONUT SORBET (DIABETIC FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Puree in food processor; chill.
• Freeze in ice cream maker according to your machine's directions.

MANGO COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• 1. In a medium saucepan, combine the unsweetened coconut milk, honey, crushed cardamom pods and minced ginger and bring to a low boil over moderate heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture into a bowl. 2. Puree the chopped mango, vanilla and marmalade in a blender. Add the spiced coconut milk mixture and blend thoroughly. Transfer the coconut-mango mixture to a bowl and refrigerate until well chilled. 3. Scrape the spiced coconut-mango mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. (I had to let mine freeze overnight to firm up a bit more...then it was perfect!)

RHUBARB COMPOTE WITH QUICK COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in heavy pot. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl. Refrigerate compote until cold. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Spoon into bowls. Top with sorbet and serve.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH COCONUT SORBET

Steps:

• Heat a grill or stove-top grill pan. Spread coconut evenly on a microwave-safe plate; microwave on high, tossing until lightly browned with some white shreds, checking after 30 second intervals.* Brush pineapple with honey; grill until pineapple is lightly charred and tender, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. To serve, place 1 pineapple slice on each of 6 plates; top with 1/4 cup sorbet. Sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon coconut; garnish with mint and serve immediately. Yields 1 per serving.