Pina colada sorbet

Okay, here's something that's going to go down well on a hot, hot day. Especially if you love pina coladas. The rum is optional, but what's a pina colada without the rum?

Strawberry and raspberry sorbet ... in the Thermomix

It's been particularly warm the last few days and the day before yesterday was downright sizzling with temps reaching about 38dC (over 100dF).

We are keeping cool by having salads and cold treats from the fridge and freezer.

We decided to make some sorbet so that we could enjoy a cold, cold treat in the evening.

This is my strawberry and raspberry sorbet RECIPE, which I've lifted from the standard Thermomix Everyday Cookbook and then modified to suit my taste.

Ingredients:

• 150g sugar
• 500g strawberries
• 500g frozen raspberries
• 200g ice
• 1 egg white

Instructions:

• Put sugar into Thermomix and mill for 10 seconds on speed 9.
• Add strawberries, half the frozen raspberries and egg white into bowl. Slowly turn the speed dial to speed 10 and blend for up to 30 seconds until everything is smooth.
• Add the remaining frozen raspberries and the ice. Use the spatula to assist in incorporating the ice into the first batch of sorbet. Slowly turn the speed dial to speed 10 and blend for 30 seconds.
• Use a spatula to mix the sorbet around and blend at speed 10 for another 30 seconds until the sorbet is smooth and the consistency you like it to be.

When blending the second time with the ice, sometimes the blades can get stuck as air pockets get created in the bowl. If this happens, stop blending, open the top and use the spatula to mix the sorbet and ice around till it settles and the air pockets are not there anymore, then continue blending as usual.

This makes enough for 2 large takeaway containers of sorbet.

This tastes absolutely delicious and very berry-ish but not too tart.

It's also a great dessert when served on a bed of dark chocolate ganache.

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Mango and banana sorbet ... in the Thermomix

Mangoes are in season right now and we have been buying them by the boxful because we love them. Usually, I slice them up and freeze them and then it's like eating a frozen mango popsicle which is very yummy on a hot day as a snack.

I bought some mangoes about a week ago but decided that I would make some mango sorbet instead.

Today, I finally dragged the mangoes out of the fridge and with The Boy's help cut them up for making sorbet. We also had an overripe banana sitting around and decided to throw that into the mix as well. It's not an exact science!

The Boy has been wanting to learn how to use the Thermomix for a while and we thought that making the sorbet would be a good start for him. It is a fairly easy and straight forward process.

Here's the RECIPE for our mango and banana sorbet:

Ingredients:

• 450g ripe mangoes - cut into pieces
• 1 ripe banana
• 2 packages of the Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes in mango and banana
• 150g icing sugar
• 1 egg white
• 170g ice cubes

Instructions:

• Place the mangoes, ripe banana, icing sugar and egg white into the Thermomix bowl. Add 1 package of the Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes in mango and banana into the bowl as well.
• Blend on speed 10 for 30 seconds.
• Put the other package of the Creative Gourmet Smoothie Cubes in mango and banana into the bowl as well as the ice cubes and blend again on speed 10 for 30 seconds.
• Check the sorbet and smooth any sorbet that has puffed up above the blade and created an air pocket back into the bowl.
• Then blend again on speed 10 for another 30 seconds. This will ensure that that ice cubes are completely gone and the sorbet is super smooth.

This made a really creamy and tasty sorbet. The banana really smoothed out the texture of the sorbet and made it very delicious. I wanted to just eat the whole tub there and then. As it were, I took a few spoonfuls after we put them into containers to go into the freezer. In fact, it was so good that The Boy while licking out the Thermomix bowl forgot to offer me some and I had to ask if he was going to share. :-)

It's a pity that mangoes are only in season in the summer time, but for sure, whenever it's summer, we will be making this dessert.

I definitely recommend this recipe.


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