Sour Cherry and Lavender Sorbet Recipe

Updated April 15, 2020

Go slowly with the salt and lime juice, adding just a bit at a time. You may need more or less depending on your cherries, though keep in mind that flavor intensity dials down when frozen. If you want your sorbet to taste like a 10, flavor the base up to 11. If you can't find sour cherries, you can use their sweet counterparts; just up the acidity to keep things tart and refreshing.

Once blended, the base benefits from a few hours in the fridge so the flavors can mingle and the temperature can drop. The finished sorbet benefits even more from joining a glass of homemade lime soda for the best cherry lime rickey float you've ever had.

Recipe Details

Sour Cherry and Lavender Sorbet Recipe

Active 30 mins

Total 4 hrs

Serves 6 servings

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Ingredients

3 cups sour cherries, sliced and pitted (about one quart whole)
3/4 cup sugar (optional: vanilla sugar)
1/2 teaspoon lavender
2 tablespoons Luxardo maraschino liqueur
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
2 1/2 teaspoons lime juice, or to taste

Directions

Combine cherries, sugar, lavender, and liqueur in blender. Blend until smooth. Add salt and lime juice incrementally, tasting as you go (see head note).
Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a container and chill for 3 hours, or until very cold. Churn in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.

Special Equipment

Blender or food processor, ice cream maker

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The Science of the Best Sorbet

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
149	Calories
0g	Fat
36g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories	149
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 108mg	5%
Total Carbohydrate 36g	13%
Dietary Fiber 1g	4%
Total Sugars 33g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 7mg	36%
Calcium 12mg	1%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 117mg	2%
*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.