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Rainbow Sherbet

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time45 minutes (plus chilling/freezing time)
  • Yield1 kilogram (about 2 pints) 1x

Homemade rainbow sherbet made with real raspberries, oranges, and limes, plus plenty of fresh citrus zest.

Ingredients

Scale

240 milliliters whole milk (1 cup)
240 milliliters whipping cream (1 cup)
150 grams granulated sugar (3/4 cup)
1 tablespoon citrus vodka, optional, to prevent freezing

Raspberry Sherbet:

170 grams fresh or frozen raspberries (6 ounces)
25 grams granulated sugar (2 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Pink gel food coloring

Orange Sherbet:

160 milliliters freshly squeezed orange juice, chilled (2/3 cup; juice of 3-4 oranges)
1 teaspoon orange zest
Orange gel food coloring

Lime Sherbet:

80 milliliters freshly squeezed lime juice, chilled (1/3 cup; juice of 2-3 limes)
1 teaspoon lime zest
Green gel food coloring


Instructions

In a large bowl, combine whole milk, whipping cream, granulated sugar, and citrus vodka, whisking until sugar dissolves. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 12 hours, or overnight.

A bowl of milk and cream with a wire whisk

In a blender or the bowl of a food processor, purée raspberries, granulated sugar, and lemon juice until smooth. Pass purée through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

A bowl of raspberry puree

Whisk chilled ice cream base briskly to recombine. Pour into ice cream maker, with bowl frozen according to manufacturer’s instructions. Churn until thick and creamy, about 15-20 minutes, or until consistency resembles soft serve ice cream.

Ice cream base in an ice cream maker

Portion churned ice cream base into 3 small bowls.

Ice cream base scooped into three small white bowls

Into the first bowl, fold raspberry purée, lemon zest, and pink gel food coloring. Mixture will be very thin, like a melted milkshake.

Raspberry sherbet base in a small bowl

Into the second bowl, fold orange juice, orange zest, and orange gel food coloring.

Orange sherbet base in a small bowl

Into the third bowl, fold lime juice, lime zest, and green gel food coloring.

Lime green sherbet base in a small bowl

Freeze bowls for 15 minutes. Stir each flavor, scraping the sides of the bowl and mixing frozen crystals back into the base. Repeat every 15 minutes, until all flavors reach the consistency of a thick milkshake. (I repeated this step 4 times over the course of 1 hour.)

Small bowls of lime, orange, and raspberry sherbet on a marble surface

Hand holding a spoonful of raspberry sherbet

Scoop sherbets into a freezer-safe container in alternating spoonfuls, creating a layered rainbow pattern.* Do not stir.

Rainbow sherbet base layered into a plastic container

Freeze 2-4 hours prior to serving, or until sherbet reaches a scoopable consistency.

Ice cream scoop scooping homemade rainbow sherbet

Store homemade rainbow sherbet in the freezer for up to 1 month. For a scoopable consistency, allow to stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes prior to serving.

A bowl of homemade rainbow sherbet with a pink towel, ice cream cones, and an ice cream scoop

 

Notes

*For more on creating the rainbow layers, see notes in the post above.

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