Strawberry Sorbet Or Mousse Food

NO-CHURN STRAWBERRY-LEMONADE SORBET

Steps:

• Add the strawberries and lemonade concentrate to a food processor and process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until scoopable, about 1 hour. The sorbet will keep for up to 2 months.

STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a freezer-safe container; freeze until firm.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Place half the strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle with the granulated sugar and kirsch.
• Let macerate for 15 minutes.
• Puree the remaining strawberries together with the confectioners' sugar in a blender.
• Whip the cream to stiff peaks.
• Reserve a quarter of the whipped cream for garnish and refrigerate.
• Carefully fold the remaining cream into the pureed strawberries.
• Arrange the macerated strawberries in 4 balloon-shaped wine glasses, reserving a few strawberry slices for garnish.
• Fill the glasses with the strawberry cream, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for a few hours.
• Pipe the reserved whipped cream through a pastry bag fitted with a star tip over the mousse and decorate with the remaining sliced strawberries.
• Variation: Substitute an equal amount of raspberries for the strawberries.

STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor, and pulse until combined. Transfer to a bowl.
• Purée the strawberries in a food processor, and add to the lemon mixture, along with the juice of 1 lemon. Taste and add more juice as desired. The lemon flavor should be intense but should not overpower the strawberries. Pour the mixture into an ice cream machine and churn until frozen.

STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• In a saucepan set over moderate heat, combine the sugar and water, bring mixture to a boil, and simmer, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until clear. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. In a food processor or blender puree the strawberries with lemon juice, to taste. Add strawberry puree to sugar syrup and stir to combine. Transfer mixture to an ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Or freeze in cube trays.

STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Hull and chop fruit, then tip them into a bowl with the sugar and lemon juice. Bring a kettle of hot water to the boil and pour over 300ml boiling water. Leave everything to macerate until cool, then blitz in a food processor until smooth. Push the purée through a sieve.
• Clear a shelf in the freezer and place a sided metal tray in to chill. Pour the mix into the tray and cover with cling film. Freeze the liquid until frozen around the edges and slushy in the middle. Use a fork to break up the ice into smaller crystals. Return the tray to the freezer. Repeat the breaking up process every half hour (at least three times) until it's completely frozen and the texture of snow. For a quicker method: freeze the mixture in an ice tray, then blitz the cubes in a food processor just before serving. The texture will be slightly slushier, but just as delicious.

STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put all but 2 strawberries into a pan along with 100ml water and the sugar. Over a medium heat, cook strawberries until soft enough to mash, about 3 mins. Take off the heat and squash the berries, using a fork, until pulpy. Add the marshmallows, then stir them into the hot strawberries until they dissolve. Leave to cool.
• Whip the cream until it holds its shape. Fold the cream into the cooled strawberry mix, then spoon into one bowl or separate pots and chill for about 2 hrs, or until set. Cut the reserved strawberries in half and use to decorate.

SIMPLE STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Mix three ingredients in freezer-proof large mixing bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and partially freeze. (about 45 minutes to an hour).
• Remove from freezer and beat with electric mixer until smooth; about 1 minute. (There will be chunks of strawberries).
• Pour into individual dishes or paper cups if desired. Return to freezer until firm and ready to serve! Will be "soft serve" consistency in about 3 hours. If you prefer it firmer and more like ice cream, freeze for at least 10-12 hours. Garnished with fresh strawberries if desired.

QUICK CHEAT'S STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put the strawberries, lemon juice, sugar and 2 tbsp water in a large pan over a medium heat and cook for 5 mins until the fruit has softened. Scrape into a bowl leave to cool. Tip 300g of the mixture into a blender (reserve the rest for later), blitz until smooth and sieve into a jug.
• Whisk the mascarpone in a large bowl to soften, then add the double cream, vanilla bean paste and lemon zest, and whisk again until just starting to thicken. Fold in the blitzed, sieved strawberry purée to combine - it will thicken a bit more. Alternatively, swirl it through so you have layers of compote going through the mousse.Will keep chilled for up to a day.
• Spoon or pipe the mousse into glass tumblers and top with the reserved strawberry compote, the gingernut crumbs, pistachios and dried strawberries, if you like.

EASY STRAWBERRY MOUSSE

Steps:

• Choose four of the best-looking strawberries and set these aside to finish the mousse, then hull and roughly chop the rest. Tip these into a blender or food processor along with the sugar and blitz until smooth.
• Whisk the cream to stiff peaks. Reserve roughly 4 tbsp of the strawberry purée in a small dish, then fold the rest through the whipped cream until it turns an even shade of pink. Divide the reserved purée between four small serving glasses or ramekins. Spoon the mousse over the top, then chill for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled for up to a day. Just before serving, halve the reserved strawberries and use these to decorate the mousse.

STRAWBERRY SORBET OR MOUSSE

Steps:

• Combine strawberries with sugar and juices in blender and blend until smooth.
• Add orange liqueur and pour into refrigerator ice cube trays for freezing. Freeze until mixture is partially frozen.
• Transfer to a large bowl and beat until mushy.
• Return to trays and freeze until firm. To serve, leave in refrigerator for 45 minutes before serving. To make sorbet into a mousse: After mixture is partially frozen, beat until mushy. Fold in one stiffly beaten egg white and one-half cup heavy cream, whipped. Follow remaining directions. Or follow directions through first freezing and make several days ahead. Freeze until firm. Two hours before serving, allow to sit at room temperature 15 to 20 minutes. Then beat in blender until mushy and continue with directions.