Chocolate Sorbet
This delicious recipe for Chocolate Sorbet, or "Chocolate Italian Ice", requires only three ingredients. It is best served the day it is made.
Yield: about 3 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, good quality Dutch process
Instructions
- Combine water and sugar in a heavy saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Whisk in cocoa and bring mixture to a simmer. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and pour through a fine strainer into a bowl.
- Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Stir the cool mixture, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in your ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
Notes
When finished, sorbet will be soft but ready to eat.
For firmer sorbet, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for at least 2 hours.
Attribution
Posted by bettyboop50 at Recipe Goldmine May 16, 2001
Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / A70Photography
