Sorbets - what fruits/flavours have you tried

[brazen20au]

set in ice cube tray and re-chop

[judydawn]

Thanks Karen, will try that. If I make a batch for myself, there are heaps of leftovers so it is going to be time consuming getting it into all those little trays but then I can see how much easier it will be to just blitz a bowlful at a later date. DH very rarely eats cold things like ice-cream or sorbet so it's great when the grand-kids come down to visit - they love it.

[Thermomixer]

JD - make sure that you add some liquid to the mix - yoghurt or juice to help speed up the chopping of the cubes on the second go.

[judydawn]

Wondered about that Thermomixer, thanks

[faffa_70]

WHEN I have leftovers  ....I set it in a flat dish (usually a tupperware container as it turns out easier), turn it out on the cutting board, chop with a knife into blocks and then into the TMX

[Maggie]

To purchase lemon is my favourite, I tried once when first brought the TM but was a bit of a flop. Can someone who makes lemon successfully tell me how?

Have you tried heating water, sugar and lemon zest (strips) to get a lemon syrup that you freeze for the ice blocks and then blitzing with fresh pieces of lemon?

No I haven't, but I will now - thanks Thermomixer 

[Shayla]

I agree with Kathryn - putting the leftovers into ice cube trays is way too much work - I use old ice cream cartons and I can usually scoop out with a hot ice cream scoop and re blitz.
For lemon sorbet I always use some lemon rind with the sugar then use at least one lemon with skin cut off. It is always successful.

[brazen20au]

haha as i was writing it i was thinking to myself, there's no way *I* could be bothered to do this lol

[gertbysea]

I love pineapple and mint with a dash of Creme de Menthe. I use less sugar.Very adult.

[alioop]

Have done watermelon (by itself) and watermelon and mandarin - both delish.  Did pineapple the other day which was beautiful as well.  Even though it's freezing over here at the moment, I still have to make sorbet - major brain-freeze though 
I put my leftovers into snap-lock bags and flatten to put in the freezer (a tip from my consultant) and then it's easy to break up/chop and reblitz.
Ali

[judydawn]

What a great idea Easier to fit into spaces in the freezer & make smaller portions too.  Love it, now why didn't I think of that myself. Talk about brain freeze, I get it without even eating sorbet 

[Thermomixer]

JD - you can put them into ice-cube trays and when frozen place into bags and label for a "rainy" day - if they exist.

The fruits are as most - rockmelon, watermelon (with chocolate shavings sometimes), green apple with some grappa, persimmon, berries in all forms, pear with ginger, lemon with olive oil (not my idea - got it from The Age years ago), pear and ginger, tomato with smoked paprika (not for dessert!), fennel and green apple, .... think about some of the others

[cookie1]

When we have leftover sorbet I put it into those icypole containers you can buy (with sticks in) and then freeze them. It's easy for anyone to grab a 'healthy'treat when they need it.

[judydawn]

I gave my good set to DD as they weren't getting used around here - it's always the way 

[quirkycooking]

Our newest favourite is CHOCOLATE SORBET!!!  We had friends over on the weekend (fellow TMXers) so I decided to tweak a choc sorbet recipe to make it quick for the TMX and it worked!  So decadent!  Will post recipe and photo soon.