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Gooseberry sorbet


Gooseberry sorbet

Ingredients

1 litre gooseberry juice (*see a recipe for gooseberry juice here)
about 300g caster sugar
lemon juice
1 tbsp elderflower cordial


     


In short
Preparation time:
10 mins
Cooking time:
5 mins
Total time:
15 mins
Serves:
6 people
Cuisine:
British
Course:
Desserts

Method

1 Put the  gooseberry juice into a pan and heat it gently. Sweeten to taste with caster sugar, stirring until completely dissolved, and add a touch of lemon juice if needed. Add a little elderflower cordial to taste (if the juice was not made with fresh elderflowers), remove from the heat and cool.

2 Chill the gooseberry juice and then churn in an ice-cream machine according to the manufacturer's instructions. Spoon into a freezer box, cover and freeze until firm.

Recipe by Annie Rigg 


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