Sunbeam GL5500 Mixed Berry Sorbet, quantity sugar syrup, Watermelon Sorbet, Recipes continued

Recipes (continued)

Sorbet

A delicious dairy and fat free dessert which is a perfect way to finish off a meal or enjoy as a treat on a hot day! Sorbets have a sugar syrup base.

When making sorbets it is essential that the freezer canister is as cold as possible. In most cases the paddle will not turn itself off as sorbet has a softer consistency. To gauge if your sorbet is ready, wait until the mixture comes close to the top of the paddle or looks quite frozen. This time will vary depending on temperature of ingredients, freezer canister and abient temperature.

Sugar Syrup Makes approx. 1 cup

Cooking & Prep time:

10 minutes + chilling time

1 cup (250ml) water

½ cup (110g) caster sugar

1.Place the water and sugar in a small saucepan.

2.Stir over a low heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool at room temperature before refrigerating for a 2-3 hours or until cold.

Mixed Berry Sorbet Makes approx. 750ml

Cooking & Prep time:

20 minutes + chilling time

500g frozen mixed berries, thawed 1½ tablespoons lime juice

1 quantity sugar syrup

1.Place thawed berries and their juices in a food processor and puree until smooth. Push berries through a sieve to remove the seeds. Chill.

2.Combine the sugar syrup, berries and lime juice and stir to combine.

3.Position the ice cream maker as directed on pages 5-6. Turn unit on; add mixture through the pouring hole.

4.When mixture has thickened and reaches the top of the paddle, the ice cream is completely prepared and the ice cream maker should be turned off. To avoid the motor overheating, the ice cream maker may turn itself off when the mixture has thickened and is ready.

Watermelon Sorbet Makes approx. 1 litre

You will need 1.2kg watermelon for this recipe

Cooking & Prep time:

10 minutes + chilling time

1 quantity sugar syrup

2 cups (500ml) freshly juiced watermelon

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1.Combine the sugar syrup, watermelon and lemon juice and stir to combine.

2.Position the ice cream maker as directed on pages 5-6. Turn unit on; add mixture through the pouring hole.

3.When mixture has thickened and reaches the top of the paddle, the ice cream is completely prepared and the ice cream maker should be turned off. To avoid the motor overheating, the ice cream maker may turn itself off when the mixture has thickened and is ready.

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