Hibiscus Apple Herbal Tea Sorbet Food

GREEN TEA SORBET

Steps:

• Bring water to boil, add leaves, and remove from heat.
• Steep for 5 minutes.
• Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
• Strain through a fine sieve.
• Chill tea, covered, until cold and freeze in an ice cream maker.

HIBISCUS SORBET

Steps:

• Place the hibiscus flowers if using, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and steep for 15 minutes.
• Strain the liquid and discard the solids. Stir in the hibiscus syrup, corn syrup and lime juice. Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate until chilled, 2 to 4 hours.
• Freeze the mixture in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and store, covered, in the freezer. If the sorbet is too hard when serving, let soften in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.

HIBISCUS APPLE HERBAL TEA SORBET

Steps:

• Boil water with tea bags in a saucepan for 3 min then turn heat off and let steep for 2 minute Squeeze out and remove tea bags and set on medium heat.
• Add sugar/honey/agave nectar until dissolved.
• Add orange juice & grape puree and stir.
• Let cool down completely.
• Transfer liquid to a lasagna glass baking dish and place in freezer for about 6 hours (or overnight).
• When frozen solid, break up with a fork or knife, into large pieces. In 2 batches, puree in a food processor until completely smooth, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to an airtight container; freeze until ready to serve (sorbet will be soft).

HIBISCUS TEA SORBET

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in hibiscus and remove from heat, then let steep 15 minutes.
• Pour hibiscus tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Return tea to saucepan and bring to a boil with sugar and a pinch of salt, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Transfer mixture to a metal bowl, then set bowl in a larger bowl of ice water and stir until cold, 10 to 15 minutes. 3Stir in lemon and lime juices and freeze in ice cream maker. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 2 hours.
• *Available at Latino markets and Melissa Guerra (877-875-2665; melissaguerra.com; ask for flor de Jamaica, since it's sometimes mistranslated as "rosehip petals."

HIBISCUS ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to boil, turn off heat add the hibiscus flowers and cinnamon sticks.
• Cover and steep for about 20 minutes.
• Strain tea into a pitcher, add sugar to taste.
• Add orange slices and serve over ice.
• Garnish each glass with a lemon slice and serve. Enjoy!

ORANGE SORBET

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in saucepan.
• Stir and cook over high heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Boil without stirring for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Grate the zest and set aside.
• Squeeze Oranges into 4 cup glass measure (strain, or remove seeds).
• Stir in sugar syrup and zest.
• Add water to make 3 1/2 cups total, stirring well.
• Chill in refrigerator about one hour.
• Transfer mixture to ice cream maker and proceed according to manufacturer's directions.
• May serve at once, or place in covered container until desired consistency is reached.
• Garnish with mint leaves.

HEALTHY SORBET

Steps:

• Add ingredients to a blender and liquify.
• Pour into containers, cover and freeze.
• Eat with a spoon!
• Combination Suggestions:.
• Apple, Banana, Pear.
• Mixed Berries.
• Strawberry, Banana, Blueberry.
• Mango, Pear, Apple.
• Pineapple, Raspberry, Banana.
• Notes: This is a great way to cut down on sugar because fruit is naturally sweet when ripe.
• If you are an absolute sweet-a-holic, you can mix approximately 1/4- to 1/2-teaspoon of honey (uncooked) for each 1-cup serving of sorbet.
• Or, you can add a banana.
• You can make a thinner sorbet with more soymilk or juice or add chopped ice to the mixture.
• Sometimes I prefer a thinner mixture if I am using grainy berries (e. g., blueberries, raspberries).
• You can make sorbet cubes in ice trays with mini-bamboo skewers (you can cut long skewers with a scissors to fit).
• You can purchase low-cost, disposable, small containers with lids for easy travel and cook-out fun.
• You may even find popcicle trays in your supermarket!
• You can cover dishes with plastic wrap, if you wish to serve sorbet in decorative bowls.
• This makes a wonderful dessert for parties.
• Sorbet is an excellent way to use over-ripe fruit.
• When blended together and frozen, the fruit is quite delicious.
• Be creative with your recipes and please feel free to share them with me!

JORDANIAN HERBAL TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• While water comes to a boil add in chamomile, anise seed, thyme, and sage, stir well and turn off heat.
• Cover pot and let steep for 3-5 minutes until liquid is golden brown.
• Serve right away.