Hello all. Sorry this took so long. I've been pretty busy with work and swim team but now that I've graduated hopefully I'll be able to focus on the blog more. So, here's the mango sorbet that I mentioned earlier. I bought an ice cream maker last summer but I haven't used it much so I think this summer I'll make a lot of fruit sorbets and ice creams.
Ingredients
Mangoes (however many you want- 5 is probably a good number though)
1/4 cup sugar (you might need more or less depending on how many mangoes you use and how sweet they are)
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp Grand Marnier
2 tbsp lemon or lime juice
You'll want to use ripe mangoes for this, otherwise the sorbet will taste rather dull.
Nice and red
Chop up the mangoes anyway you'd like. Then throw them in a blender or food processor.
The mangoes should be soft enough that they'll blend by themselves and not need any more liquid.
Meanwhile, melt the sugar and water together in a saucepan for the simple syrup.
Once the mangoes are totally pureed, pass the fruit through a fine-mesh sieve because mangoes tend to be sort of fibrous, which would ruin the texture of the sorbet.
After you've strained the mixture, add in the lime juice and as much of the simple syrup as you need. Make sure to taste as you go.
One secret to making ice creams and sorbets is to add some alcohol to the base which stops it from freezing into a solid block once it goes into the freezer.
This is the Grand Marnier and I added a couple tablespoons. Then freeze in your ice cream maker according to it's instructions.
Once it is finished churning, put it in a tupperware container and place it in the freezer.
You can eat this by itself but I think it works better if you pair it with other components to make a composed dessert.
Enjoy!
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