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    Blackberry Sorbet with Blood Orange

    Published: Jul 25, 2016 · Modified: Jan 3, 2019 by Gloria - The Greedy Vegan · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    With the recent heat waves here in the UK (yes, that's a thing), I've started to crave fresh fruit more than ever. Especially chilled, fresh fruit caught my crave.  I decided to go a step further and turn a large batch of blackberries that I got from a friend into a delicious frozen dessert. One of my go to summer desserts is sorbet and this blackberry sorbet uses home grown berries to create a deep and rich flavour. It uses a hint of agave syrup to balance out the acidity of the berries and oranges, but if you have less of a sweet tooth than me you can leave it out.

    Blackberry Sorbet

    Making sorbet is very straight forward and something you can do in advance. It appears more extravagant than any cake and is far more refreshing in hot weather. I pride myself in using as few ingredients as possible and this blackberry sorbet only has three. It is important to let the ingredients speak for themselves and that is exactly what this recipe does. It has nothing but berries, the juice of blood oranges and agave. The latter is optional. The blood orange juice adds a needed amount of liquid and sweetness. You can replace it with any type of fruit juice that you prefer but I would recommend that you use blood oranges, they taste sweet and add an interesting flavour of berries and citrus. If you never tried blood oranges then you should definitely give them a chance.

    Blackberry Sorbet

    There are many ways to liquefy the berries. You can juice the berries, heat them or blend them up. I prefer keeping them raw so I tend to blend them up and strain them through a sieve to remove the seeds. Even if you use the most expensive high speed blenders I would recommend to strain the fruit puree. Blackberries have a lot of very tiny and hard seeds that will make your sorbet gritty if not filtered out. You can filter them out with a sieve or cheesecloth.

    Blackberry Sorbet
    While I highly recommend you to use an ice cream machine for this to create a very smooth and scoop-able sorbet you can also pour the fruit puree in a freezer friendly dish and place it as it is in the freezer. Set a timer and give it a good stir - every 30 minutes until it is frozen. It is a bit more tedious that way, but it gives similar results for those who do not have an ice cream maker. Serve your blackberry sorbet with some fresh berries on top and enjoy it outside in the sunshine if you can. 

    Blackberry Sorbet

    Blackberry Sorbet

    The Greedy Vegan
    This blackberry sorbet is made from fresh blackberries and calls for only three ingredients in total. It is light and refreshing.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Vegan
    Servings 4
    Calories 125 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 600 g blackberries
    • 250 ml blood orange juice about 3 blood oranges are needed when freshly made
    • 2 tablespoon agave syrup optional
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    Instructions
     

    • Wash and blend the blackberries and process them in a blender.
    • Strain the fruit puree through a mesh sieve or cheesecloth and discard the seeds.
    • Add agave syrup to the fruit puree and pour the blood orange juice into it. Give it a stir and process in a ice cream maker.
    • Transfer into a freezer friendly dish and freeze for another 1-3 hours before serving of you want a scoopable sorbet.

    Notes

    If you don't have an ice cream machine then you can also pour the fruit puree in a freezer friendly dish and place it as it is in the freezer. Set a timer and give it a good stir every 30 minutes until it is frozen.
    The blood orange juice adds a needed amount of liquid and sweetness. You can replace it with any type of fruit juice that you prefer.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Blackberry Sorbet
    Serving Size
     
    1 portion
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    125
    % Daily Value*
    Sodium
     
    2
    mg
    0
    %
    Potassium
     
    368
    mg
    11
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    28
    g
    9
    %
    Fiber
     
    8
    g
    33
    %
    Sugar
     
    19
    g
    21
    %
    Protein
     
    2
    g
    4
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    445
    IU
    9
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    62.8
    mg
    76
    %
    Calcium
     
    50
    mg
    5
    %
    Iron
     
    1.1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Jonathan Kuipers

      August 12, 2016 at 12:43 pm

      I have to try this with the ripe seedless blackberries from my garden!

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      • Gloria

        August 12, 2016 at 6:07 pm

        Good idea Jonathan, let me know how it went! Love, G.

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    2. Joe Pennance

      August 23, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      5 stars
      Tried this yesterday, wonderful but had to use normal orange juice.

      Reply

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