Imagine a delicious
dessert that both you and your kids will love, that is elegant enough to serve
to company, that can be made days ahead, that is good for you, and contains
only two ingredients. One of the ingredients is superfine sugar (Do not buy
this, you can easily make it yourself, see directions below.), the other is
concord grapes.
Concord grapes that are packed with a variety of vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, calcium,
and phosphorus, are one of the super foods. A good non-dairy source of calcium, they also
contain a small amount of protein. The purple skin of the grapes
contain a polyphenol, which acts as an antioxidant protecting you from
cell damage caused by toxins in the body. According to the USDA Agricultural Research
Service, polyphenols found in concord grapes can strengthen your immune
response and could even protect you from developing some forms of cancer. And you get all of this, in a DESSERT!
Concord Grape Sorbet
2 pounds Concord
grapes, washed, stemmed, and divided
(I used Melissa’s)
½ cup superfine sugar
Place grapes into the work bowl of a food processor and purée until smooth. Force mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or food mill into a bowl resting beneath, and discard collected solids. Whisk in sugar until dissolved. (Depending upon the sweetness of your grapes and your palate, you may use less sugar than this.) Chill until very cold, about 6 hours. Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, 2-3 hours.
½ cup superfine sugar
Place grapes into the work bowl of a food processor and purée until smooth. Force mixture through a fine-mesh sieve or food mill into a bowl resting beneath, and discard collected solids. Whisk in sugar until dissolved. (Depending upon the sweetness of your grapes and your palate, you may use less sugar than this.) Chill until very cold, about 6 hours. Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, 2-3 hours.
Now that you have the ice cream maker out, you may want to try one of these recipes:
Pour 1 cup of
granulated sugar into the work bowl of a food processor. Cover processor with dish towel as a fine
dust is formed in the process that can make a real mess of your
countertop. Turn on processor and let
run for 2 minutes. Turn off
processor. You now have ¾ cup superfine
sugar. You can scale the measurements to
meet your needs, always be sure to add just a bit more granulated sugar than
you need in the superfine variety.
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3 comments:
Only 2 ingredients! This looks too good for me to believe that that's all the ingredients it took. Would love to have this on a hot and sunny day.
How fun, I thought about making this too! The grapes are really good this year-enjoy:@)
What a gorgeous color, so simple to make and non-dairy too! I may have to break down and buy an ice cream maker :)
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