Sour Cherry Sorbet

Total Time Prep: 10 min. + freezing
Yield 6 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
My mother-in-law has a sour cherry tree in her yard that yields many quarts of cherries each June, and this is a great way to use some up. This frosty sweet-sour sorbet is a refreshing treat on a hot summer day. —Carol Gaus, Itasca, Illinois

Ingredients

  • 3 cups frozen pitted tart cherries
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup white wine or grape juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Place cherries in a food processor; cover and process until smooth. Add remaining ingredients; cover and pulse until blended. Pour into a freezer container. Cover and freeze until firm, 4 hours or overnight. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts

1/3 cup: 175 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 198mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

My mother-in-law has a sour cherry tree in her yard that yields many quarts of cherries each June, and this is a great way to use some up. This frosty sweet-sour sorbet is a refreshing treat on a hot summer day. —Carol Gaus, Itasca, Illinois
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