Spiced Apple Sorbet

[tephra]

We dug out the 6qt ice cream maker I bought back in '99 for $13 and never used. We made plain vanilla ice cream for the first attempt (best vanilla EVER by the way) and now that we've managed to get through 6 quarts of that I'm making the Spiced Cider Sorbet from the machine recipe booklet, with a few modifications.

This is for a 6 quart machine, if you want amounts for 2, 4, or 5 quarts let me know and I'll add those.

6 c apple cider or juice (one can of concentrate and water to make 6 cups)
3 c sugar
1 tsp ground cloves (originally, 1¹/₂ tsp whole cloves)
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon (originally 6 sticks)
6 c unsweetened applesauce (one 50 oz jar)
3 c cranberry juice (half of a can of concentrate and water to make 3 cups)
¹/₃ c lemon juice

Dissolve sugar in apple juice/cider, add spices and boil for 5 minutes. Remove whole spices. Add remaining ingredients and chill for at least one hour.

Freeze according to your machine's instructions.

Note, have containers that can hold about one gallon plus two cups handy for chilling the mix unless you are fortunate enough to have a fridge that can handle either the pot you mixed it in or your ice cream maker's canister. (I used a gallon jug and the empty applesauce jar.)

Mine is still freezing so I can't tell you if it's any good yet, but it sure smells nice.

Edit: It is done, and it is good.

For the folks on IJ, GJ, and JF: Would you like to see the recipes I have posted on LJ in the past posted over here?

Comments

[watanukisuki.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing. I'm so snagging this; it sounds divine! It's that time of year when I start thinking about spiced cider, so this would make a nice twist for dessert. Is the 2 quart recipe just divide everything by 3?

Ah, homemade vanilla... there really isn't anything better. I made a batch this weekend with the little ice cream attachment/bowl that mates with our stand mixer. We don't make/eat it often, but having homemade is so much better than store bought.

[tephra]

I was the most interesting recipe in the machine's manual in my opinion. :) Yep, just 1/3rd of everything, and to save the math on the lemon juice, 2Tbsp. :)

I'd love to make some pumpkin ice cream but Hafoc doesn't like squash of any variety and I'm not up for 6 quarts of it all to myself. It seems wasteful to get that machine out and only make a couple quarts with it.

I have a KitchenAid stand mixer, one of the bowl lift ones with the circuit breaker so it can't burn itself out. It weighs a ton and takes up far too much counter space (and is too tall to slide back under the upper cabinets) so I bring it out of the lower cabinet "garage" only when I need it. A 2 quart attachment to that would be more practical for the two of us, but I couldn't resist $13 for the big machine (it just lived in the closet for a long time...).

[watanukisuki.livejournal.com]

*lol* Yep, I have a Kitchen Aid, too; not with the circuit breaker, though. It's name is George, after the yappy dog in "Bringing Up Baby." The ice cream bowl/attachment for it is perfect for two. George is currently hanging out on the floor in the pantry. Same as you, I haul it out when I need it; not enough counter space or tall enough upper cupboards. It makes me glad we're only renting this place.

Mmm... pumpkin; that'd be yummy. Make a little pecan cookie to serve it with. *drool* Egg nog ice cream is fabulous, too. I just substituted egg nog for the milk in the recipe I use (Ben & Jerry's French vanilla) and added some extra fresh nutmeg. GREAT in coffee. ;)

If I haven't posted it yet in my journal, would you want a recipe for Bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet? It's the sole reason I bought my ice cream attachment. It's utterly sinful and divine. :3

*is in the mood to make pumpkin scones now* It's definitely autumn. My favorite season and baking/cooking time of the year.

[tephra]

I ♥ my mixer, and I'm glad I plunked down the $$$ for it when I had the programming job. Not as happy with the Le Cruset enameled cast iron I also bought at the time (though if I have to cook rice on the stove top that's what I grab). When we finally get to the kitchen portion of the remodeling I'll have a spot where the mixer can live on the counter and maybe I'll use it more.

I love eggnog, especially vanilla eggnog. Hafoc just makes this *blergh* face at the whole concept. He will buy me some if I make the Sad Tephie Eyes™ at him though. :D I may have to make something pumpkin-y for myself and let him make faces at the strange things I eat. (I should make him a cherry pie so he's faced with the "eat it all yourself before it spoils" problem.)

I'd love the sorbet recipe. :)

Autumn is my favorite season by far, and the seasonal food just makes it better.