Description
Homemade blueberry ginger sorbet delivers refreshing summer coolness with minimal ingredients. Ginger’s spicy kick and blueberry’s sweet notes create a simple, elegant dessert that delights palates.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (20 oz / 567 g) blueberries
- ½ cup plus 1 tbsp (110 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) filtered water
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) lemon juice
- 2 tsps (5 g) grated ginger
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/8 tsp guar gum
Instructions
- Compote Creation: Combine blueberries, sugar, water, lemon juice, ginger, and salt in a saucepan. Simmer until berries break down and release vibrant juices, roughly 10 minutes.
- Purée Transformation: Transfer hot mixture to blender and pulverize into silky consistency. Strain through fine mesh sieve to remove seeds and skin fragments, yielding a smooth liquid.
- Gum Integration: Whisk guar gum with remaining sugar, then thoroughly blend into blueberry purée until completely homogeneous.
- Chilling Phase: Seal purée in heat-resistant container and refrigerate 3-4 hours, allowing flavors to meld and temperature to drop completely.
- Churning Process: Activate ice cream maker and churn chilled mixture according to manufacturer’s instructions, transforming liquid into light, aerated sorbet with delicate texture.
- Freezing Technique: Gently transfer sorbet to freezer-safe container, covering surface with plastic wrap or parchment paper to prevent crystallization and preserve smooth consistency. Freeze overnight until firm and ready to serve.
Notes
- Prevent Seed Texture: Straining the blueberry mixture removes unwanted seeds and skin fragments, ensuring a smooth, silky sorbet experience.
- Manage Guar Gum Carefully: Thoroughly combine guar gum with sugar before adding to prevent clumping and ensure even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Protect Sorbet Quality: Cover the surface with plastic wrap or parchment paper to prevent crystallization and freezer burn, maintaining a pristine texture.
- Optimize Flavor Development: Refrigerate the base for 3-4 hours or overnight, allowing ingredients to meld and intensify the ginger-blueberry profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 0.5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg