A few weeks ago, in preparation for the summer weather, my girls and I went out and bought some luscious fruit of the season with which to make sorbets. We bought mangos, pineapples, strawberries, kiwis & coconuts, and we have splashed and sploshed in the kitchen with enormous sorbet fun. The best part is sorbet making is not only EASY, but it’s also a super healthy way to enjoy cold treats in the summer. Our kitchen was an aromatic blend of mangoes, pineapples, and peaches… so YUM!
A short note about Healthy Sweeteners
One of the things you’ll notice in the recipes below is the addition of a little healthy sweetener when the fruit was a little tangy, e.g., with the pineapple and strawberries. We experimented with different sweeteners, and I will share the results of the different ones with you below. I encourage you to try different sweeteners yourself so you find one that really suits you and your family’s needs.
General Method
Usually, you write out the ingredients before the method, but I am explaining the method here because it’s pretty much the same for all the ingredients below.
Blend all ingredients and freeze. You can blend all ingredients and put them into an ice cream maker, but that’s just going for fancy, although it does make the sorbet more ‘scoop-able’. We put the mango and peach sorbet in the ice cream maker, and the texture was incredible!
Pineapple Coconut sorbet
Ingredients
- 1 whole pineapple (cubed)
- 3 coconuts (flesh & water – you don’t need all the water)
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and freeze. You can blend all ingredients and put into an ice-cream maker.
Mango Sorbet
Ingredients
- 12 peeled and chopped mangos (you can use less but we prepared enough for the whole summer!)
- 2 limes
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 cups spring water (for blending)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and freeze or put into an ice-cream maker.
Notes
Strawberry sorbet (Kiwi sorbet can be made the same way)
Ingredients
- 2 large boxes of strawberries
- 5 drops propolis tincture by Vimergy
- 2 limes (for juice)
- 4 tbsp raw honey (with propolis & pollen)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and freeze or put into an ice-cream maker.
Notes
Peach Sorbet (sugar-free)
Ingredients
- 12 peaches
- 2 limes (juice only)
- 4 tbsp maple cream
- 2 cups spring water (we used chaga tea)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and freeze or put into an ice-cream maker.
