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honey buttermilk basil key limes and beets on white background

Buttermilk Basil Beet Sorbet

  • Author: Casey
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 cups 1x
  • Category: desserts
  • Method: ice cream
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

A surprisingly tasty, gourmet sorbet recipe featuring beet juice, key limes, basil and buttermilk. This frozen dessert is low fat and delightfully sweetened by honey. 


Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup beet juice
  • 2/3 cup honey 
  • 1 teaspoon Key lime zest 
  • 2 cups buttermilk 
  • 1 cup packed fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup key lime juice

Instructions

  1. Wash your basil well and dry with a towel. 
  2. Add the basil and buttermilk to a blender and blend on high until it’s homogenous and mint-green. 
  3. Strain any remaining basil solids out of the buttermilk using a mesh wire strainer. Add buttermilk mixture to a medium bowl. 
  4. To the same bowl, add the lime juice and key lime zest, beet juice, and honey. 
  5. Process in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions or until it is the consistency of a slushy. I processed mine on the “sorbet function.”
  6. Transfer to containers and freeze until solid, about 6 hours. 
  7. Enjoy topped with a sprinkle of basil ribbons, if desired.

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