Champagne Sorbet Recipes

FRESH GRAPE AND CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Puree 4 cups grapes in blender. Combine Champagne, sugar, juice concentrate, 1/4 cup water, and cinnamon in bowl; add 11/2 cups grape puree (reserve any remaining puree for another use). Stir until sugar dissolves.
• Process mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to container. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
• Serve sorbet in Champagne coupes: garnish with additional grapes, if desired.

CHAMPAGNE SORBET WITH BERRY MEDLEY

Steps:

• Pour champagne into a shallow metal pan or bowl, and stir in the sugar. Cover with plastic wrap, and place in freezer. Freeze for 4 hours, whisking every 30 minutes. The frozen mixture will be firm and granular.
• Spoon the sorbet mixture into a blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Return to the metal container, cover, and re-freeze for up to 48 hours.
• Combine strawberries and blueberries in a small bowl. Spoon berries into the bottom of champagne flutes or wine glasses, and top with sorbet. Garnish with mint sprig if desired.

CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a heavy bottom pot. Boil until reduced to a thin syrup, about 1 hour.
• Pour syrup into a heat-proof bowl and let cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• Pour Champagne into the syrup and mix until fully combined. Transfer mixture to an ice cream churner. Churn per manufacturer's directions until icy and no longer runny, about 35 minutes.

ROSE AND CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Process the rose petals with the sugar in a food processor until the mixture turns into a smooth paste, about 30 seconds; stop to scrape down the sides as necessary. Add 1/2 cup of the water and process for about 10 seconds. Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups water, the lemon juice, Champagne, and rose water if using. Pour the liquid through a fine sieve. Freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.

MANDARIN CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• In a large glass measuring cup, stir together champagne, simple syrup, 1 cup water, and liqueur. Refrigerate, covered, until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Pour mixture into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer sorbet to a large airtight container; place in freezer at least 2 hours before serving or up to overnight. Serve garnished with orange segments.

SORBET AND CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Scoop sorbet into a champagne flute. Fill with chilled Champagne or Prosecco; stir.

STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
• Remove sugar syrup from heat; cool.
• Place thawed strawberries in container of an electric blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• Pour through a wire mesh strainer into a 8-inch square pan, pressing with back of spoon against the sides of the strainer to squeeze out juice.
• Discard pulp and seeds.
• Stir lemon juice, sugar syrup, and champagne into strawberry puree.
• Cover and freeze at least 4 hours.
• Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add frozen mixture, and process until smooth.
• Return to pan and freeze until firm.
• Repeat processing procedure, and return mixture to pan; freeze until firm.
• Spoon into glasses, and serve with fresh strawberries.

CHAMPAGNE SORBET

Steps:

• Heat sugar, the water, and 1/2 cup wine in medium noncorrosive saucepan to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 3 minutes without stirring. Pour into small bowl and let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours. (Tip: To cool the sugar syrup mixture quickly, place bowl in larger bowl of ice and stir occasionally. It should be cold in about 15 minutes.).
• Stir remaining wine into sugar syrup, pour into 8" cake pan, and freeze overnight.
• The next day, process wine ice in food processor or blender until smooth. Return to baking pan and freeze until firm, 2-3 hours, stirring once halfway through. Serve in wineglasses, garnished with grapes.