Try this refreshing frozen dessert made only with fresh blueberries, water and honey. For a taste of summer year ’round, freeze your own berries using the directions below. Freezing berries takes only minutes and provides months of delight. This sorbet is only one of the many yeast free, wheat free and dairy free desserts you can find in Extraordinary Foods for the Everyday Kitchen and Feast Without Yeast:4 Stages to Better Health, by Bruce Semon, M.D., Ph.D. and Lori Kornblum.
Blueberry Sorbet
Yeast Free
Cholesterol Free
Wheat/Gluten Free
Milk/Casein Free
Egg Free
Suitable through Stage IV
Summer is a wonderful time for frozen treats. We serve this sorbet to our children’s friends all of the time. You need a food blender or processor to start the sorbet and an ice-cream maker to complete the processing. Use fresh or fresh frozen fruit (see the recipe below for freshly frozen berries). Makes about 1-1/2 quarts.
- 4 c. fresh or freshly frozen blueberries (in season)
- 1 c. unprocessed clover honey
- 2 c. water, divided in half
Put the blueberries, honey and 1 c. water in the blender or food processor. For a blender, start at the lowest speed, then after a few seconds move the speed to the highest. For a food processor, process at high speed. Process for several minutes, until the mixture is smooth and you cannot see any chunks of blueberry skin. Pour the mixture into the ice-cream part of your ice-cream maker. Add the additional water only if the mixture looks too thick. You may need to experiment to determine the proper amount of water for your ice-cream maker. Process according to your ice cream maker’s directions for ice cream. The mixture will make soft serve type sorbet which will harden after frozen. Serve immediately or transfer to another container and freeze.
Freshly Frozen Berries
Yeast Free
Cholesterol Free
Wheat/Gluten Free
Milk/Casein Free
Egg Free
Suitable through Stage IV
Many of the desserts in this book depend on fresh fruit. You can freeze berries during the summer so they are available all year.
Fresh blueberries, raspberries, and/or blackberries, any quantity (Stages I and II may also use strawberries)
Sort the berries to eliminate any moldy ones. Unless you are confident that the berries are clean, wash and drip dry. The berries must be dry before freezing. Place on a cookie sheet or other pan that fits in your freezer. Make sure the berries don’t touch each other. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer. When the berries are frozen, put them in plastic bags, seal, and store in freezer until you are ready to use them.
