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