Strawberry Sorbet

Last weekend I visited a Strawberry farm where I picked some really fresh and BIG strawberries. It was such a great experience, the owner of the farm allows you to eat as many strawberries as you want and you can also buy fresh strawberries picked by yourself on a very reasonable rate. I got so excited i bought almost 2 kilos of them. I am planning to visit the farm again for some more strawberries and fresh raspberries :) Sorbet are one of my favorites and perfect for summers. With so many strawberries how could i not make one? Its the most simple and delicious desserts of all and not to forget so very refreshing!! I prefer to make sorbets using fresh and juicy fruits, berries go well, even pineapple, mangoes and peaches go extremely well. Personally we loved the strawberry sorbet, it tasted yummy and i just loved the color! Looking at it only made me feel all happy and cheerful.

Strawberry sorbet is making its way to Strawberry Feast hosted by Happy Cook and to Ben's Home Made # 5 Ice Creams.

Ingredients: 1 kg fresh strawberris chopped 3/4 cup sugar 1 tbsp fresh lime juice 1/2 cup water (optional only if required) Yeah thats it just 3 ingredients to get this fresh and refreshing sorbet!!! Look at the color, isnt it gorgeous?

Procedure:

• Mix the sugar and strawberries and keep aside for minimum 4 to 5 hours, until the berries have released water and become mushy.
• Blend together the strawberry and sugar until smooth. Add in little water if required. I did not add in any water as the juices released from strawberries were enough.
• Pass this through a sieve to remove the seeds and to get a smooth sorbet. If you like crunchy you can skip this step.
• Now add in the lime juice and mix well.
• Freez the sorbet in a broad flat vessel or you can even make lollies out of this.
• Remove from the freezer and refrigerate for 15 to 20 mins before serving, this will help the sorbet to become soft and you can easily scoop the sorbet.
• Scoop sorbet in glasses and serve chilled. You can drizzle little chocolate sauce if you like or garnish with colorful sprinkles.

Mixed Berries Frozen Yogurt.....for berry lovers

After seeing frozen yogurts on Deeba's and Purple foodie's blog i really wanted to try making one at home, though i dont own an ice cream maker machine i thought i'll give it a try as it works fine without it as well. I didnt have many strawberries at home but i did have raspberries and blue berries so i thought why not lets Mix N Match and I made this Mixed berries frozen yogurt. The original recipe is from David Lebovit's.

Verdict...I absolutely loved the creamy texture and the sweet and sour taste of berries :)  I have also used vanilla sugar which gives in nice vanilla kick. This is definately must a try....Sending this to My Favorite Things Event - Frozen Desserts  guest hosted by Aquadaze an event started by Bindiya

Ingredients

250 gms mixed berries (I used raspberries, blueberries, strawberries)

250 gms greek yogurt low fat

1/3 cup vanilla sugar or more if required

1 tsp lime juice

Procedure:

• Mix vanilla sugar and berries, keep it aside for about one hour until the sugar is disolved and berries become mushy.
• Blend together berries, yogurt and lime juice until creamy and smooth.
• Pass the yogurt mixture through a strainer to remove the seeds and for smoother texture.
• Check if sugar is proper, add more if required.
• Cover and freeze the yogurt in a plastic container with wide bottom.
• Churn this mixture using hand blender every 30 to 45 mins when it starts to set a little for about 4 to 5 times.
• Serve chilled.