Pink Grapefruit Sorbet

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Because of the bright, fresh taste, I think this is the best sorbet I’ve ever eaten.  I would be happy to eat some every night for dessert.  I had some fresh grapefruit sitting around that we didn’t eat, so I decided to juice them. Grapefruit are very juicy – much juicier than other citrus fruits.

This is such a simple recipe.  The most time-consuming part for me was juicing the grapefruit. Maybe that’s because I use an old-fashioned manual glass juicer which takes a bit of time.

Adding vodka to sorbet will ensure that it doesn’t freeze into a solid block when you put it in the freezer.   It will give it a sorbet-like consistency.  I’ve never added 4 tablespoons of vodka to a sorbet recipe before, but it made the consistency of the sorbet perfect!   You don’t taste the vodka once it’s mixed in.   I used mandarin orange vodka because I had some on hand although regular vodka will work perfectly well also.


Pink Grapefruit Sorbet
 

3 cups strained fresh pink grapefruit juice
4 tablespoons mandarin orange vodka
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup water

Put the sugar and water into a pan over medium heat.   Cook and stir until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is clear.  When it is clear, you have made a simple syrup.  Remove the pan from the heat.

Mix the pink grapefruit juice with the vodka and simple syrup.

Place the grapefruit mixture into an ice cream machine or a sorbet maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer’s directions. Serve at once or transfer to a freezer container and freeze until ready to serve.

Yield: 8-10 servings

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This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. The Café Sucré Farine

    How pretty! This looks amazing and how fun for a light dessert after a dinner party! Thanks

  2. ybs

    what kind of juicer did you use?

  3. StylishCuisine

    I used an old-fashioned manual glass juicer – the kind that we had when we were growing up. It looks like this. That’s why it took me a while to juice the grapefruit. I had to dump the juicer at leaast three or four times before each grapefruit half was completely juiced.

  4. hannah

    does any other alcohol work besides vodka? it looks delicious by the way!!!
    hannah

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