Apple Sorbet Food

APPLE AND HONEY SORBET

Steps:

• In a large, resealable plastic bag or plastic container with a lid, mix apples with the juice of 1/2 lemon. Freeze for several hours or overnight.
• In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in honey. Cool completely.
• Place apple in a blender, and liquidize them with juice of 1 lemon and the cooled sugar syrup until as smooth as possible. The peel will add texture, and prevent the mixture from being completely smooth.
• Transfer the mixture to an ice cream machine and freeze according to directions. Leave the sorbet out to soften 10 minutes prior to serving.

GREEN APPLE SORBET

Steps:

• Simmer sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat.
• Crush vitamin C tablet to a powder with a mortar and pestle or the back of a spoon and place in a 1-quart container that will fit under spout of juicer.
• Using electric juicer, juice apples into container. Spoon off foam and stir in sugar syrup. Chill, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour.
• Freeze in ice-cream maker.

GREEN APPLE SORBET

Steps:

• Cut, core and coarsely slice the apples.
• Place the apples in a saucepan along with lemon juice, sugar, and apple juice.
• Boil for approximately 3 to 5 minutes or until soft.
• Remove the green apple mixture from heat and cool.
• Place in a blender or food processor and puree the green apple mixture until smooth.
• Strain and transfer to a small container. Stir in green food coloring, mix well and place the green apple sorbet mixture in the freezer.
• This can be made two days before.
• When the green apple sorbet is completely frozen, remove from the freezer and place in a food processor or blender and puree again.
• Return to the freezer until ready to use.

APPLE SORBET, SCOTCH AND SODA FLOAT

Steps:

• Divide the sorbet among 4 frozen highball glasses (2 scoops for each). Add 2 ounces of whiskey to each glass and top with club soda. Serve with a straw and a spoon.

APPLE SORBET

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine all ingredients and a pinch salt and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes, or until apples are very tender. Strain mixture through a sieve into a blender and add half of solids in sieve to blender, discarding remaining solids. Purée apple mixture and chill until cold. Freeze sorbet in an ice-cream maker. Sorbet may be made 1 week ahead.

APPLE SORBET WITH CARAMELIZED APPLES

Steps:

• Peel, halve and core the Golden Delicious or McIntosh apples; toss them with 2 tblsps of the lemon juice to coat; crush the apples in a juice extractor, reserving the juice and pulp separately; stir 5 tblsps of the sugar and the spices into the apple juice; pour the syrup into an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions until the sorbet is firm but not grainy, about 20 minutes; transfer the sorbet to a freezer container and freeze while you proceed or for up to 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, in a medium nonreactive saucepan, combine the reserved apple pulp and the remaining 2 tblsps lemon juice and 4 tblsps sugar with 1 ½ cups of water; bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring, until smooth, about 2 minutes; strain the liquid into a medium heatproof bowl and let cool; peel, quarter and core 2 of the Granny Smith apples; cut lengthwise into very thin slices; add the apples to the strained liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 325F; peel and core the remaining Granny Smith apple; slice it crosswise into 1/8-inch rings; place the rings on a nonstick baking sheet or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat and bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly-browned; sprinkle the rings with the confectioners’ sugar, place under the broiler and broil for about 30 seconds or until the sugar melts; let cool completely, then transfer to the freezer while you proceed.
• To serve, scoop some of the sliced Granny Smith apples with their liquid into chilled dessert bowls; dollop the sorbet on top; garnish with the caramelized apple rings.

GREEN APPLE AND MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Put apples and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until softened, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Transfer to a food processor; add lemon juice. Process until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in syrup.
• Pour mixture through a fine sieve into another large bowl; discard solids. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container; freeze at least 4 hours or up to 1 week before serving.