From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a light and lovely dessert that's a perfect way to end a heavy summer meal. I started to make this sorbet when ruby red grapefruit juice became available at our warehouse store. There are purists who will insist the ice should be made with fresh grapefruit juice. They are right, but there are times when life gets in the way and shortcuts become necessary. It's also hard to set those shortcuts aside when they are successful. My recipe relies on commercial grapefruit juice, but uses a scant spoonful of zest to heighten the taste of the finished sorbet. I also use vodka in this recipe because it helps prevent the sorbet from becoming impossibly hard in the freezer. This is a trick that works well with all homemade ice cream. I hope those of you who enjoy tart desserts will give this one a try. The recipe was originally develop Chef Chris Green who works for the Viking test kitchen. It is easy and delicious. Here's the recipe.
Grapefruit Sorbet...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Chris Green
Ingredients:
2 large ruby grapefruits, juiced, or 1-1/2 cups pink grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon grapefruit zest (zest before juicing grapefruit)
1/2 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vodka
Directions:
1) Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Cool completely.
2) Combine grapefruit juice, zest and sugar/water mixture with vodka in a metal bowl. Chill in refrigerator or by placing the metal bowl over a larger bowl filled with ice water until 40 degrees.
3) Pour chilled mixture into container of an ice cream machine and churn until frozen. Scoop frozen sorbet into a container. Seal and transfer container to freezer for several hours to allow sorbet to firm up. It can be kept frozen for up to 3 days. Yield: 4 servings.
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58 comments :
I wish I could taste this, and it is almost too pretty to eat. What a great tip about a bit of alcohol to keep it from getting too hard!
Looks scrumptious and tempting to grab it from my lap top :) Lovely clicks Mary.
Lovely colour....looks so yammyyy...
looks so delicious and light... I love the sharpness off a sorbet! Currently preparing a multitude of dishes for our local village show today... all very exciting so feel free to drop by the blog to say hi and wish me luck!
Love the colour and I love grapefruit.This must be so refreshing!!
So delicate and represents:"sugar and spice and everything nice".
Wishing you a great weekend ♥
I could do with one of these right now, it is hot again in Italy... pink grapefruit is one of my little boy's favourite ice cream flavours (without vodka, of course :-)
Looks like great treat and a nice way to cool off. Sounds Yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Happy Pink Saturday!
the sorbet looks so good, great to have in such hot weather now. I love the lovely pink color :)
I love the fact that use use juice from your club, genius! It's very pretty and looks so refreshing. Thanks and have a happy weekend.
This looks and sounds lovely! The oclour is so pretty!
Mary, it looks great and I can imagine how delicious this is with pink grapefruit. Refreshing!
Sure lokks light a refreshing. Would work great in our 90*+ weather.
What a fresh idea, a grapefruit sorbet, it looks so good!
Lovely! And I saw some beautiful red grapefruits at the market yesterday....
xoxo Pattie
I'm so glad you posted this recipe Mary. I have an ice cream/frozen yogurt/sorbet maker coming my way shortly and I'm looking for some great recipes. Sorbet is my husband's favourite. I also didn't know that trick re the vodka. Now I know. Thank you!
Beautiful! Sorbets are my favorite for a light dessert. I use vodka as well to keep it from getting too hard. Happy PInk Saturday.
This sorbet is perfect for the hot days we have here in Greece! Thanks for sharing Mary.
Mary,
Just a lovely dessert. Thanks for the tip about the vodka!
Have a great weekend and Happy Pink Saturday!
Carol
Ahhh, this sounds so light and delicious...and the PERFECT color for Pink Saturday.
xo bj
I love the color very much and I know I will love the taste too b'cos I like tart sorbets:D It's so appetising!
This would be a perfect afternoon treat for the front porch. Even the color is right. I know what you mean about shortcuts. Sometimes, they are necessary. I've been surprised by how well some do work--even better than the laborious route at times!
Best,
Bonnie
That sounds wonderful. Being on cholesterol meds we can't have grapefruit. We sneak it once and a while though..
It sounds so refreshing mary. I love the tartness of grapefruit!
Have book marked this one, it really looks so fresh and inviting. Thanks for the tip on vodka. Diane
What a beautiful sorbet, and I love the tip about using a bit of vodka to keep it from freezing too hard. Thanks so much for that!
I had never heard about the vodka...what a great tip. I love grapefruit, and I imagine that the sweet/tartness would be especially refreshing during these last hot weeks of summer.
ice cream maker is in my list to have soon... and definitely this sorbet is in the list to make... enjoy your weekend Mary!
xo,
Malou
This look heavenly! I love the colour! xxx gloria
Pleasant looking sorbet..
Your pink grapefruit sorbet looks amazing. You offer such helpful tips here...I never knew that about the vodka. The zest adds such a nice touch too :) xo
I absolutely love grapefruit and have a feeling this is super refreshing and perfect for after a meal... Or in between courses.
Or, you know, for breakfast. It's so beautiful!
Sues
I just bought my first ice cream machine and I am SOOOO excited to try this. It sounds delicious and refreshing! Thanks for the post :)
I love grapefruit and there's nothing wrong with a shortcut, especially since grapefruits aren't in season during the warm months! I'll be picking up the ingredients for this next time I'm at the store.
It looks delightful! Love your tips with vodka- did not know it can be used for this purpose as well :)
This will definitely be in the ice cream freezer once we get back to Florida. The Trout has fond memories of eating grapefruit gelatto in Italy. It was his all time favorite.
I've been eying up a sorbet recipe similar to this that also pairs champagne with ruby red grapefruit. Sounds lovely, as does this! Thanks for popping onto squirrel bread. Look forward to checking in often.
Cheers,
*Heather*
A great hint, using vodka, love it for another reason, too ;-)
I love grapefruit. It's totally under used. This look amazing.
Love the vodka trick! This looks so refreshing. Hubby can't have grapefruit but I love it. I wouldn't even have to share! Thanks. :)
Ooooo!!! Grapefruit ~ one of my favorite fruit!! Oooooooo...again!
Yum.
I really like grapefruit and don't eat it enough so this looks like a great recipe to try. Thanks for sharing!
This has such a pretty color to it.
Melinda
what a beautiful photo... it positively glows. Grapefruit sorbet is so refreshing on a hot day... must try to make it myself sometime!
Just look at that color - amazing!
:)
ButterYum
Mary this sorbet sounds delicious, thank you for the recipe and the tip about putting alcohol in the mix.
Have a nice weekend
Such a refreshingly light dessert and beautiful color too.
OH YUMMY IN MY TUMMY.
I've been looking for great cooking blogs and alas! here's yours!
Thanks for the lovely comment!
Mary! That sounds fabulous. I am beginning to think I need to request that you have your blog printed out and bound so I can just keep a copy in the kitchen!
This is one of the very first sorbets that I made . I love ruby reds and make this whenever they are in season. I would think commercial juice would work great This is so refreshing!
Mary, I wonder how long can these ice cream last? See, how many grandchildren of yours are here? haha.... Even the little chubby can eat a few scoops of these! haha... Have fun!
Cheers, kristy
I would not have thought of grapefruit sorbet. It sounds delicious.
Oh, I so wish that I could have a bowl of that right now! It looks wonderful, Mary!
It looks refreshing and delicious--a pretty pink color too. ;-)
I love grapefruit. It looks very refreshing!
Love,
Lia.
This sorbet looks perfect in every day. Will have to make myself a batch before the summer is over.
This looks so refreshing. We always had a grapefruit tree in our backyard when living in south Florida. And, I love grapefruit.
Unfortunately, I am not supposed to eat it anymore because of a medication I take.
Happy Belated Pink Saturday, Mary. Your little kitchen assistants are just absolutely adorable.
sounds wonderful.
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