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Lemon-Basil Sorbet

Serve a scoop of this bright and refreshing sorbet over a bowl of sliced summer peaches. Or add it to your favorite gazpacho.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 5 cups

Ingredients

2 1/3 cups (560g) water
Packed 3/4 cup (37g) fresh basil leaves
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (275g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (68g) light corn syrup
Scant 1 tablespoon (12g) Invert Sugar (page 185)
Generous 2 tablespoons (12g) nonfat milk powder
1 1/3 cups (320g) fresh lemon juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put the water and basil in a saucepan and bring to a boil over e medium-high heat. Remove from the heat and infuse for 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Pour into a blender and whirl until the basil is completely pulverized. Strain into a measuring cup and add water if necessary to make 2 1/3 cups.

    Step 3

    Return the basil water to the saucepan and add the granulated sugar, corn syrup, invert sugar, and milk powder. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

    Step 4

    Pour the mixture into a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight for the flavors to mature.

    Step 5

    Add the lemon juice and mix with an immersion blender.

    Step 6

    Freeze in an ice cream maker. Pack into a plastic container and freeze for at least 2 hours before serving.

Reprinted with permission from Dessert Fourplay: Sweet Quartets from a Four-Star Pastry Chef by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore. Copyright © 2008 by Johnny Iuzzini and Roy Finamore. Published by Crown Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Johnny Iuzzini,, executive pastry chef of the world-renowned Jean Georges restaurant in New York City, won the award for Outstanding Pastry Chef from the James Beard Foundation in 2006. This is his first book. Roy Finamore, a publishing veteran of more than thirty years, has worked with many bestselling cookbook authors. He is the author of three books: One Potato, Two Potato; Tasty, which won a James Beard Foundation award; and Fish Without a Doubt.__
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