Showing posts with label homemade sorbet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade sorbet. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

grapefruit buttermilk sorbet

Our mini space heater is on full blast. I'm typing with one hand while holding a cup of tea in the other for warmth. It's supposed to snow tonight. And yet, I made us sorbet! Because spring fever + a $1.99 5 lb bag of grapefruit = grapefruit buttermilk sorbet. It's the only logically choice.

The original sorbet recipe is a crowd favorite from Bon Appétit featuring lemons. My mom routinely makes the sorbet as an easy, but elegant dessert. It even made a glowing appearance at my bridal shower. But today [because I now have grapefruit coming out my ears], we're zesting and juicing grapefruit, mixing it with some sugar and buttermilk, and making something absolutely wonderful. Just three ingredients mingled together in frozen citrusy, creamy perfection. This sorbet is light with undertones of grapefruit without being overpowering. It's excellent following a "heavy" main course or bookmark this recipe for the dog days of summer when nothing but a cool, refreshing dessert will do.

The only catch is you need some sort of ice cream maker [I used my KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment ]. Besides that minor detail, the recipe is incredibly simple: measure, stir, chill, churn, freeze, savor...repeat. Now go dust off those ice cream maker's and let's get churning!