Sour Cherry Sorbet

When sour cherries are in season, this preparation really shows off their color and flavor. Do not omit the salt as it keeps the sorbet 'scoopable' instead of a solid block of ice. Preparation time does not include time for pitting cherries. I get mine in Door County, Wisconsin, already pitted.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 194 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ⅓ cup dry white wine
• 3 cups pitted tart red cherries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place the cherries into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until pureed, about 1 minute. Add sugar, white wine, almond extract, and salt to the pureed cherries, and process again to mix well, about 30 seconds.

Step 2

Pour the mixture into a 6-cup freezer container with a flat bottom. Cover the sorbet, and freeze until partially frozen, 3 to 4 hours. Stir and scrape the frozen sorbet into the soft part of the sorbet to mix well; cover and freeze 2 to 3 more hours. Repeat stirring and scraping, cover again, and freeze overnight.