Description
Cactus pears have a dense, watermelon-like texture and raspberry-watermelon flavor, which makes them an excellent choice for sorbet.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ lb cactus pears (about 7–9 pears), peeled and chopped
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Make sugar syrup: Combine sugar, water and salt in a small saucepan. Warm mixture over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Blend pears: Meanwhile, place cactus pears in a blender and pulse until smooth. Add simple syrup and lemon juice to pears and blend until combined. Pour mixture into a bowl through a sieve.
- Freeze & serve: Chill about 4 hours or up to overnight. Freeze using ice cream machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. Let set completely in freezer. Enjoy.
Notes
- Total time does not reflect time needed to chill and churn sorbet.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Blend, Freeze
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 144
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 33mg
- Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Protein: 0g