A Creamy & Luscious Sorbet made with five ingredients ~ Fresh Mango, Ginger-Turmeric Tea, Pure Cane Sugar, Fresh Ginger and Lime Juice. Simple to prepare - silky texture!
2teaspoonsfresh gingerpeeled, grated very fine, or minced
3/4cupfiltered water
4bagsGinger Turmeric Herbal TeaI use Trader Joe's Organic
2/3cupspure cane sugarI use organic
1 1/2teaspoonsfresh lime juice
Instructions
Mangoes:
Slice mangoes off their pits, and peel them. Cut into chunks and purée in a small food processor with the grated mango. Purée for a full minute, scrape down, process 30 more seconds.
Tea:
Boil water - measure 3/4 cups in a pyrex measuring cup - add 4 tea bags of Ginger Turmeric Herbal Tea. Let stand about 20 minutes to blossom.
Squeeze the tea bags to extract all its flavors - strain into a one quart non reactive pot. Add sugar and lime juice. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer and cook 3 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the stove, let cool down 5 minutes.
Add the mango puree and stir well with a rubber spatula. Add to a bowl to fit, cover well and refrigerate until cold.
Process in an ice cream maker.
Hint:
If you desire the creamiest consistency: Make tea first, continue with syrup; (tea, sugar lime juice.) Cool 10 minutes - add mango chunks, ginger and the tea syrup to a blender; whirl 2 minutes until creamy, refrigerate. Process in ice cream machine when cool.
Notes
This recipe may not be reproduced without the consent of its author, Karen Sheer.