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Gingered Pear Sorbet




Source of Recipe


Taste of Home June/July2002


List of Ingredients




1 can (29 ounces) pear halves
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Yellow food coloring, optional

Recipe



Drain pears, reserving 1 cup syrup (discard remaining syrup or save for another use); set pears aside. In a saucepan, bring sugar and reserved syrup to a boil. Remove from the heat; cool.
In a blender, process the pears, lemon juice and ginger until smooth. Add cooled syrup and food coloring if desired; cover and process until puureed. Pour into an 11-inch x 7-inch x 2-inch dish. Cover and freeze for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until partly frozen.
Return mixture to blender; cover and process until smooth. Place in a freezer container; cover and freeze for at least 3 hours. Remove from the freezer 20 minutes before serving.

Yield: 3 cups.