Pear/apple sorbet

I had some pears and apples in the fruit basket which had reached a state where they were too ripe and soft to be eaten – but rather than throwing it out, I decided to take one of the big pears and a few of the small apples and made a delicious sorbet. The more ripe, the better as fruit generally is more sweet when very ripe.

Ingredients

approximately 450 g pear and apple (or you can just do one or the other)

300 ml water (if just apples, add an extra 50 ml water as they are not quite as juicy)

120 g sugar

1 tsp vanilla sugar (or 1/2 tsp extract)

Method

Peel and finely chop the fruit. Boil the water and add the sugar and vanilla and boil until the sugar has dissolved. Add the fruit and cook until soft (approximately 15 minutes). Let it cool off a bit. Blend it.

When it has cooled off, add it to a plastic container and freeze it. The only catch to this recipe is the stirring. You will have to stir the sorbet every 1/2 hour in order to avoid it crystalizing. If you forget to stir it, blend it again and refreeze.

This is super easy and a great way to use “old” fruit. When serving, add a bit of chocolate sauce or grated chocolate and perhaps some chopped nuts.

It is so refreshing and tasty!