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, its a super healthy way to enjoy cold treats in the summer. Our kitchen was an aromatic blend of mangoes, pineapples and peaches… sooooo 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. There are many to try, so you are not left wondering about choices and no, stevia is NOT the only one!
General Method
Usually you get the ingredients before the method, but I am explaining the method here, because its pretty much the same for all the ingredients below.
Blend all ingredients and freeze. You can blend all ingredients and put 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)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 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.
Strawberry sorbet (Kiwi sorbet can be made the same way)
Ingredients
- 2 large boxes of strawberries
- 4 tbsp bee pollen
- 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 xylitol
- 2 cups spring water (we used chaga tea)
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients and freeze or put into an ice-cream maker.
10 thoughts on “Summer colors and fun ~ the art of Sorbet making!”
Hi Muneeza, Thanks for the mouth-watering, Summer fun recipes! I can’t wait to try the pineapple coconut or maybe mango coconut!
Thanks Christina!
I would love to hear how they turned out for you.
hugs
Muneeza
Hi Muneeza,
read the recipes, unfortunately, don’t think i can get my hands on the sweetners and bee pollen here in karachi. any substitutes?
Gulnaz
can you use some real raw honey (Asli Shahad)?
Yum yum yum, although being winter here I will have to wait a few months until I can try these – they look delicious.
keep them coming xxx
Thanks Rebecca! Oh you have time to prepare for sorbet-fest!
thanks for these ideas Muneeza. I had some blueberries in the freezer I wanted to use up. I threw those berries, some maple syrup and strawberry flavored kombucha in the blender. just couldn’t decide if I wanted to make popsicles or sorbet in a tub. It was yummy.
Hey Pam! How great that you improvised in that way… I really believe the best recipes are made by accident, or by trying use up what’s in the fridge xoxox
Thanks for the great sorbet ideas and recipes Muneeza! My girls would love them. Keep up the great work!
Stacy
Hey Stacy..
So glad you enjoyed the ideas. Do let me know if you try these with your girls. I would love to hear their feedback! Kids always give the best responses, don’t you think? xoxox