Sour Cherry and Lavender Sorbet Recipe

By Max Falkowitz
Updated Apr. 15, 2020
cherry and lavender sorbet
Max Falkowitz

Go slowly with the salt and lime juice, adding just a bit at a time. You may need more or less depending on your cherries, though keep in mind that flavor intensity dials down when frozen. If you want your sorbet to taste like a 10, flavor the base up to 11. If you can't find sour cherries, you can use their sweet counterparts; just up the acidity to keep things tart and refreshing.

Once blended, the base benefits from a few hours in the fridge so the flavors can mingle and the temperature can drop. The finished sorbet benefits even more from joining a glass of homemade lime soda for the best cherry lime rickey float you've ever had.

Recipe Details

Sour Cherry and Lavender Sorbet Recipe

Active 30 mins
Total 4 hrs
Serves 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sour cherries, sliced and pitted (about one quart whole)

  • 3/4 cup sugar (optional: vanilla sugar)

  • 1/2 teaspoon lavender

  • 2 tablespoons Luxardo maraschino liqueur

  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons lime juice, or to taste

Directions

  1. Combine cherries, sugar, lavender, and liqueur in blender. Blend until smooth. Add salt and lime juice incrementally, tasting as you go (see head note).

  2. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a container and chill for 3 hours, or until very cold. Churn in ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.

Special Equipment

Blender or food processor, ice cream maker

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
149 Calories
0g Fat
36g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount per serving
Calories 149
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 108mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 36g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 33g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 7mg 36%
Calcium 12mg 1%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 117mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)