GINGER PEAR SORBET

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Provided by Lucy Metcalf

Categories     Ginger     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     Quick & Easy     Frozen Dessert     Lemon     Pear     Vegan     Bon Appétit     Portland     Oregon

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 15- to 16-ounce can pear halves in heavy syrup
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon (packed) finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Steps:

  • Line 9-inch glass pie dish with plastic wrap. Drain syrup from pears into small bowl; transfer pears to prepared dish. Add sugar, ginger and lemon peel to syrup and stir until sugar dissolves. Pour syrup mixture over pears. Cover and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours.
  • Turn pear mixture out onto work surface; peel off plastic. Cut into 1-inch pieces. Place in processor; blend until smooth. Freeze in covered container 1 hour. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep frozen.) Scoop sorbet into glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.

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