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Vegan Cherry Sorbet With Cacao Nibs & Pistachios

Cherries are delicious, decadent, versatile… and good for you!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Keyword: Fruit, Gluten-free, Healthy, Ice cream and frozen desserts, Superfoods, Vegan
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 16

Ingredients

  • 2 cups organic granulated sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 6 cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • Cacao nibs
  • Pistachios, shelled
  • Choose organic ingredients when possible

Instructions

  • Add 2 cups of granulated sugar into a glass mixing bowl
  • Pour 3 cups of boiling water into the bowl and whisk together until sugar is completely dissolved
  • Pit 6 cups of fresh sweet cherries
  • Place cherries into a high speed blender and blend until smooth and liquefied
  • Strain cherry juice through a fine mesh strainer
  • Combine strained cherry juice with sugar water and add in a pinch of sea salt to make the sorbet base
  • Refrigerate sorbet base for a least two hours
  • Make sorbet in Cuisinart ice cream machine, following the machine instructions. Sorbet will take approximately 40 minutes
  • Meanwhile, chop pistachios and prepare desired toppings
  • When sorbet is finished it will appear thick and creamy. Scoop into bowl and top with cacao nibs and chopped pistachios
  • Save leftover cherry sorbet in the freezer