Raspberry-Campari Sorbet Recipe

Updated April 15, 2020
Raspberry Campari Sorbet
Photograph: Max Falkowitz

If you like your desserts more tart than sweet, this sorbet is for you. And if you're a little addicted to the pleasantly bitter taste of Campari, this sorbet is really for you. It's more tart than sweet with a bitter kick that makes for an especially clean-tasting sorbet.

Though this recipe is really about making raspberry sorbet taste more like raspberries. Campari replaces some of the fruit's bitterness that gets lost when making sorbet. The end result tastes a little like Campari, but mostly like the fruit itself.

You might be temped to skip the small amount of orange zest in the recipe, but don't. Its sweetness brings the raspberry and Campari together far better than they would on their own.

Recipe Details

Raspberry-Campari Sorbet Recipe

Active 45 mins
Total 3 hrs
Serves 8 servings
Makes 1 quart

Ingredients

  • 36 ounces (5 1/2 cups) rinsed raspberries

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 3 tablespoons Campari

  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest from 1 orange

  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste

Directions

  1. In a blender combine raspberries, sugar, water and Campari. Blend on medium until raspberries are completely pureed, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a measuring cup, pressing on strainer with a spoon to separate juice from seeds. Measure out 3 cups of puree and discard remainder.

  2. Transfer puree to a mixing bowl and stir in orange zest, then add salt, followed by lemon to taste. Cover mixture and chill in refrigerator until very cold, about 2 hours, and churn in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and chill in freezer for at least 4 hours before serving.

Special Equipment

Ice cream maker, blender or food processor

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
154Calories
1gFat
36gCarbs
2gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories154
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1g1%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 41mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 36g13%
Dietary Fiber 8g30%
Total Sugars 26g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 34mg168%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1mg5%
Potassium 194mg4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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