Cider Sorbet Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberry juice, cider, and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
• Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Freeze for 2 hours, then mash with a fork. Cover, and continue freezing until set, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Transfer sorbet to a food processor; puree until smooth. Transfer to an airtight container; refreeze until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Have ready an ice bath. Combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Set saucepan over high heat. Bring mixture to a boil, and cook until the sugar has completely dissolved.
• Transfer simple syrup to a heatproof bowl, and set bowl in ice bath. Set the syrup aside.
• Remove the seeds from 1 pomegranate, and set seeds aside. Cut the remaining pomegranates into quarters. Using a citrus press, extract all juice from quarters, yielding 2 cups juice.
• In a large bowl, stir together the apple cider, the pomegranate juice, and the chilled simple syrup until combined.
• Transfer the mixture to an ice-cream machine, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Store sorbet, frozen, in an airtight container, up to 1 week.
• When ready to serve pomegranate-apple-cider sorbet, sprinkle the reserved pomegranate seeds over the top.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine the cider, the cinnamon stick, the sugar, and a pinch of salt and boil the mixture for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced to about 4 cups. Stir in the lemon juice, strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a 2qt saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer WITHOUT STIRRING for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Allow to cool completely (this may take a couple of hours). Stir in cider.
• Freeze in an ice cream freezer according to manufacturer's instructions. (Probably 30 minutes.).
• Leave in freezer to ripen for at least two hours before serving.

Steps:

• Bring the cider to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Add the sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and pour the cider into a jar or bowl. Refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Stir in the lemon juice, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. When finished, the sorbet will be soft but ready to eat. For firmer sorbet, transfer to a freezer safe container and freeze at least 2 hours.
• Makes about 1 quart.
• Variations:.
• CIDER COMFORT SORBET Add 1/2 cup Southern Comfort before freezing. Proceed with the recipe as directed.
• CRANBERRY CIDER SORBET Substitute 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice for 1 1/2 cups of the cider. Proceed with the recipe as directed.
• LEMONGRASS CIDER SORBET Slice a 6" piece of fresh lemongrass into 1" pieces. Add to the pan along with the sugar. Proceed with the recipe as directed, removing the lemongrass before freezing.
• MAPLE CIDER SORBET Substitute 1/2 cup maple syrup for 1/2 cup of the sugar. Proceed with the recipe as directed.
• SPICED CIDER SORBET Add 1 teaspoon grated fresh orange zest and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon to the pan along with the sugar. Proceed with the recipe as directed.