EARL GREY SORBET

Makes ten 1/2-cup (125 ml) servings

4-1/4 cups (1.1 L) water

2cups (500 ml) granulated sugar

12Earl Grey tea bags

1/3 cup (80 ml) fresh lemon juice

Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and let cook until sugar is dissolved – do not stir. Add tea bags and let steep for 15 minutes. Remove, squeeze and discard tea bags. Allow liquid to come to room temperature; stir in lemon juice. Chill for 6 hours or longer.

Pour tea mixture into mixing bowl of Cuisinart® SupremeCommercial Quality Ice Cream Maker. Attach paddle to lid. Place lid and motor arm on unit. Set timer for 35-45 minutes for “soft” sorbet or 45-60 minutes for “hard” sorbet and let mix until thickened. When sorbet is thickened, serve as a soft “Italian” ice, or place in a resealable container and freeze for 2 hours or longer. If frozen longer than 2 hours, allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

Earl Grey Sorbet is very good as a summer treat with fresh berries or sliced fresh peaches.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 157 (0% from fat) • carb. 41g • pro. 0g • fat 0g

• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 3mg • calc. 1mg • fiber 1g

APRICOT SHERBET

Makes ten 1/2-cup (125 ml) servings

2/3 cup (160 ml) granulated sugar

2/3 cup (160 ml) water

2cans [15-16 oz. (454 g) each] apricot halves in heavy syrup

2tablespoons (30 ml) fresh lemon juice 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) fat free half-&-half

1teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract (may use half vanilla and half almond extract)

Combine the sugar and water in a Cuisinart® medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer without stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 3 – 5 minutes. Cool completely.

[You will have about 3/4 cup (180 ml) simple syrup.]

Drain apricots, reserving 2/3 cup (160 ml) of the heavy syrup [you will have about 2 cups (500 ml) poached apricot halves]. Place apricots and the reserved heavy syrup in the blender or food processor and process

until completely smooth and puréed. Stir in the lemon juice, chilled simple syrup, half-&-half, and vanilla extract.

Pour the apricot mixture into mixing bowl of Cuisinart® SupremeCommercial Quality Ice Cream Maker. Place mixing paddle in lid and place lid and motor arm on unit. Set timer for 35-45 minutes for “soft” sherbet or 45-60 minutes for “hard” sherbet and let mix until thickened. If desired, transfer the frozen sherbet to an airtight container and place in freezer until firm, about 2 hours, to “ripen.” Remove from freezer

10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional information per serving (made with fat free half-&-half):

Calories 142 (3% from fat) • carb. 34g • pro. 1g • fat 1g

• sat. fat 0g • chol. 2mg • sod. 53mg • calc. 37mg • fiber 1g

VERY BERRY SHERBET

Makes ten 1/2-cup (125 ml) servings

1 12-ounce (340 g) bag frozen mixed berries, puréed and strained to remove seeds, or fresh berries in season

1/2 cup (125 ml) granulated sugar

3 tablespoons (45 ml) fresh lemon juice

2 1/4 cups (550 ml) fat-free half & half or whole milk

Place berries, sugar and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. Allow to macerate for 2 hours or longer. Berries will release natural juices. Place berry mixture in blender or food processor (may need to do this in two batches). Process until completely puréed. Strain through a fine mesh sieve, pressing out seeds. Discard seeds. Stir in half-&-half.

Pour the mixture into mixing bowl of Cuisinart® SupremeCommercial Quality Ice Cream Maker. Place mixing paddle in lid; place lid and motor arm on unit. Set timer for 35-45 minutes for “soft” sherbet or 45-60 min- utes for “hard” sherbet and let mix until thickened. If desired, transfer the frozen sherbet to an airtight container and place in freezer until firm, about 2 hours, to “ripen”. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 122 (8% from fat) • carb. 26g • pro. 2g • fat 1g

• sat. fat 1g • chol. 4mg • sod. 104mg • calc. 77mg • fiber 1g

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Cuisinart ICE-50BCC Series manual Earl Grey Sorbet, Apricot Sherbet, Very Berry Sherbet

ICE-50BCC Series specifications

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