Tropical Coconut Sorbet

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Sorbet is a frozen dessert made from iced fruit puree and other ingredients. The term “sherbet” is derived from the Turkish word for “sorbet”, ÅŸerbat. Adopted from French tradition, sorbets are traditionally served between the starter course and entrée in order to cleanse the palate.

Sorbet is a form of gelato that contains no milk, unlike ice cream. Sorbets may contain alcohol, which lowers the freezing temperature, resulting in a softer texture. Whereas ice cream has air whipped into it, sorbet has almost none, which makes for a dense and extremely flavorful product. Sorbet is served as a non-fat and vegan alternative to ice cream.

Thats my entry for ‘T’ this week at Nupur’s !!!!

This recipe is from my newly acquired cookbook ‘Fat-Free Vegetarian’ by Anne Sheasby. A book with over 180 delicious easy-to-make low-fat and no-fat recipes for healthy meals!! :) I was just awed by the wonderful step by step pics and clear directions given by Anne!!!

For this you will need:

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
a squeeze of fresh lime juice

  • Place 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a pan. Bring it to boil stirring constantly until the sugar has dissolved completely. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 mins to make a light syrup.
  • Stir in the coconut milk, desiccated coconut and lime juice.
  • Pour the mixture into a shallow bowl or container and freeze.
  • After 2-3 hours, remove from the freezer and process in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy, then return it to the freezer and leave until frozen.

After removing it from the freezer for the first time, I could not resist the temptation and dug in with my spoon. ;) I found the sorbet to be a bit on the sweeter side for my taste. Hence while churning it in the food processor I added about 1/2 cup of milk to it. I leave it to you to decide how sweet you want it to be. :)

Thats it!!!!! Deliciously refreshing and cooling sorbet is ready! :)

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What!!??? Now don’t look at me like that okay!!!! Sorbet is a fat-free dessert!!!!! Going Lite doesn’t mean you have to eat ghaas phoos everyday.

Resource: Wiki

June 8, 2007 | Filed Under Coconut, Sugar 

Comments

31 Responses to “Tropical Coconut Sorbet”

  1. sandeepa on June 8th, 2007

    Ha ha good one… ek dum lite and right
    Couldn’t access your site yesterday :(

  2. trupti on June 8th, 2007

    :shock:
    That’s it??? that’s all the ingredients…….sheesh…..its certainly “lite”. How refreshing as a summer treat!

    “ghaas phoos”….hahahah

  3. Asha on June 8th, 2007

    Spice Cafe ! Spice Cafe!! Spice Cafe!! I am remembering!!
    That is real lite and so easy.YUMMY!! We need that today.It’s going to be 95F here!! Ahh..!!
    Will check out that book,I am cookbook hound!:))

  4. archana on June 8th, 2007

    Really cool ,ideal for summer. So easy to make too :) Will make it some time.

  5. sia on June 8th, 2007

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5…. 5 ingredients only? ??? let me count again… 1,2,3,4,5…YES YES YES…. cool one coffee…

  6. richa on June 8th, 2007

    that sure looks yum & so quick to make :grin:
    dessicated coconut is the dry grated coconut right??
    reminds me of naturals coco icecream :lol:

  7. bee on June 8th, 2007

    the shot of rum is missing. you need to get out more, coffee. :grin: :twisted:

  8. seema on June 8th, 2007

    Coffee, as Asha mentioned we do need that sorbet here to cool us. Yummy and light :razz:

  9. sra on June 8th, 2007

    Ghaas phoos - If this isn’t the Tangdi Kabab of all desserts with 1 cup of sugar - cheeni most certainly isn’t kam - yes, I just saw the movie this week and want to rave about it to anyone who will let me or can’t stop me … :lol:

    Hahahaha…… you are totally in the mood Sra!!!
    The cheeni is definately not kam here…… thats why I had to add a bit of milk to it…… 3/4 cup should be just nice! :)

  10. Cynthia on June 8th, 2007

    I love sorbet and coconut sorbet? why that’s simply divine. I am lactose intolerant so I use sorbet all the time instead of ice cream. :smile:

  11. Vini K on June 9th, 2007

    Ah Coffee,what a great recipe.now I can use up my coconuts.beautiful idea!and very appetising pics too :smile: Slurp Slurp…

  12. Raaga on June 9th, 2007

    It is almost 10.30 in India, and in Delhi it is about 42 degrees celsius outside. What won’t I give for some of that sorbet now?

    Perfect setting for you to enjoy this Raaga!! :)

  13. Suganya on June 9th, 2007

    Never heard of dessicated milk before :p in step 2. That book sounds great. Do post more recipes from the book. I might purchase one for myself then ;)

    Oopes…… thats dessicated coconut! My Mistake! :)
    I will, I will……. for sure I will. :)

  14. sra on June 9th, 2007

    Yes, and what on earth is dessicated milk?

    You see…….. I wanted to check if everyone really reads the whole post or just browse thru and comment :P
    LOL…… Kidding!!!! Thanks for pointing it out….. I will rectify it. :)

  15. Sig on June 9th, 2007

    Coffee, you crack me up :D Ghas phoos . funny gal…

    It looks so yummy…. I’ve never heard of adding coco milk to sorbet, wouldn’t that make it sort of icecream :?:

    Technically speaking yes!!!! But it has a very diff texture than that of ice-cream.

  16. sra on June 9th, 2007

    oh, ok, dessicated coconut, you meant

    YES!!!! :oops:

  17. Manasi on June 9th, 2007

    Wah wah!! sweet and lite!! too good! :lol:

  18. anusharaji on June 9th, 2007

    that was totally cool
    i luv the thickness and color :)

  19. bee on June 9th, 2007

    no, it is dessicated milk. :roll:
    coffee has a laboratory where she comes up with secret potions.

    EGJATLY!!!!! So if you guys want to make this sorbet, you will have to come down to get some from my laboratory!! ;)

  20. viji on June 9th, 2007

    Heyy this looks so easy and tasty.I love the look.I have all the idregients with me rt now,I’m going to the kitchen to make it….. :idea:

    AHA!!!! I like the spirit!! :)

  21. Mathy Kandasamy on June 9th, 2007

    Going Lite indeed! :twisted:

    Shall try this sometime.

    Where is Manisha? I see everybody who had fun in akshayapathram priya’s blog. Only Manisha is missing . Do keep some for her. ;)

    -Mathy

    For sure Mathy!! :)

  22. roopa on June 9th, 2007

    wow thats cool one. such a easy one !

  23. sunita on June 9th, 2007

    You’re right about going lite not meaning to have have ghaas phoos…that’s a real cool recipe…

  24. Nupur on June 9th, 2007

    Perfect for summer! And you can’t go wrong with coconut :)

  25. viji on June 10th, 2007

    Nice one coffee. Coconut has got many medicinal values. Nice entry too. Viji

  26. Dilip on June 11th, 2007

    wow….wonderful and yummy I am sure….thanks for sharing ben

  27. sharmi on June 11th, 2007

    hey Coffee, lovely sorbet. very simple ingredients and easy to make. can make it anytime right? hey one small question, what is dessicated milk in the second line of your preparation? hope its not a typo!!:)

  28. Deena on June 11th, 2007

    Hi Coffee..visitng ur blog for the first time ..u have a very interesting one ..had a look at ur Canvas too ..very artistic u r..!!..i loved ur coconut sorbet…was actually looking for a quick dessert ..finally found one in urs!!!..shall give it try & let u know ..do visit my blog..

  29. sukanya on June 12th, 2007

    O o this is looking YUM!…..U make sorbet GREAT…..love it.. :razz:

  30. KitchenAromas on June 13th, 2007

    I am dreaming of a pina colada! :twisted: Love coconut sorbet! :razz:
    And I love using your smilies! :grin:

  31. The Spice Cafe » Blog Archive » Sakariya nu Shaak on July 27th, 2007

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