Diabetic Raspberry Sherbet Food

WILD RASPBERRY SHERBET

Steps:

• Heat raspberries and sugar in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Press raspberry mixture through a strainer into a bowl; discard seeds.
• Stir milk, lemon juice, and cinnamon into raspberry mixture; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Freeze milk mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

DIABETIC RASPBERRY SHERBET

Steps:

• Stir together the milk and Crystal Light, making sure all the powder is dissolved. Freeze for 2 hours or partially frozen.
• Spoon the mixture into blender container; cover. Blend on high speed until smooth. Return to bowl. Stir in whipped topping.
• Freeze 4 hours or until frozen.
• To serve, let stand at room temperature 20 minutes to soften.

FRESH RASPBERRY SHERBET

Steps:

• In a medium nonreactive saucepan, cook the fresh raspberries, water, sugar, and salt over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture just begins to simmer, about 7 minutes.
• Pass the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
• Add the lemon juice and Triple Sec or vodka; cover with plastic wrap and chill in the freezer until very cold, about 40º, about 30-40 minutes. Do not let mixture freeze.
• When the mixture is cold, using a whisk, whip the cream in a chilled medium bowl until soft peaks form. Whisking constantly, add the chilled juice mixture in a steady stream pouring against the edge of the bowl.
• Immediately start the ice cream machine and add the juice/cream mixture to the frozen canister; churn until the sherbet has the texture of soft-serve ice cream, 25-30 minutes.
• Remove the canister from the machine and transfer the sherbet to a storage container; press plastic wrap directly against the surface of the sherbet (to prevent ice crystals from forming) and freeze until firm, at least 3 hours. The sherbet can be wrapped well in plastic wrap and frozen for up to one week.
• To serve, let the sherbet stand at room temperature until slightly softened and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the sherbet registers 12º to 15º.

RED WINE & RASPBERRY SHERBET

Steps:

• Bring the water, wine& sugar to a boil.
• Llower heat& gently simmer until reduced to 3 cups, approx 20 minutes.
• Transfer wine syrup to large bowl,stir in the raspberries.
• Allow it to cool,then cover& macerate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Using a slotted spoon,transfer raspberries into a food processor& puree.
• Strain the puree into the macerating liquid,stir to combine.
• Pour into ice cream maker& freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Serve right away,or cover it tightly to store up to 3 days!

RASPBERRY-BUTTERMILK SHERBET

Steps:

• Process the raspberries in a food processor or blender until smooth (stop to scrape down sides if needed).
• Press raspberry puree through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large bowl, discarding the solids.
• Add sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla to the raspberry mixture; stir until blended.
• Pour raspberry mixture into the freezer container of a 4-quart ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Garnish each serving with a fresh mint sprig and fresh raspberries.
• Blueberry-Buttermilk Sherbet: substitute an equal amount of fresh or frozen blueberries for raspberries; proceed with recipe as directed; garnish with blueberries and lemon rind strips.
• Blackberry-Buttermilk Sherbet: substitute an equal amount of fresh or frozen blackberries for raspberries; proceed with recipe as directed; garnish with fresh blackberries and lemon rind strips.

CITRUS SHERBET

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and unflavored gelatin. Stir in 2 cups of the orange juice. Cook and stir until sugar and gelatin dissolve. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 2 cups orange juice, the buttermilk, lime peel, and lime juice. (Mixture may appear curdled.) If desired, add food coloring to tint desired color.
• Transfer mixture to a 3-quart rectangular baking dish or freezer container. Cover; freeze for 4 to 5 hours or until almost firm. Break mixture into small chunks; transfer to a large chilled bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth but not melted. Return to dish or container. Cover and freeze about 4 hours more or until firm. (Or, transfer mixture to a 4- to 5-quart ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. If desired, ripen [see tip, page ?].).