Dark Chocolate Mint Sorbet Recipes

DARK CHOCOLATE MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Combine 3 1/4 cups water, the honey or corn syrup and the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir with a rubber spatula until sugar is completely dissolved and remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, place chocolate and tea bag in a medium-size bowl. Pour on hot water mixture and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove tea bag. Add peppermint extract.
• Using a hand blender, blend mixture until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure mixture is well combined, and blend again if necessary. The chocolate will separate to an extent when chilled, but you will be blending it again. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. Place a 1-quart container (or slightly larger) in the freezer.
• Remove sorbet mixture from refrigerator and blend again until smooth. The chocolate that has slightly solidified on top will be reincorporated. Freeze in an ice cream maker following manufacturer's directions. Transfer to the chilled container. Cover and place in freezer for 2 hours or longer. Allow sorbet to soften in refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

DARK CHOCOLATE SORBET

Steps:

• Whisk 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Refrigerate mixture until chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes.

DARK CHOCOLATE-MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Boil the water in a large pot. Steep the tea bags for 5 minutes. Remove them.
• Stir in the sugar, cocoa, and salt. Simmer the mixture over medium heat about two minutes or until all ingredients are dissolved. Add the peppermint extract.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Pour mixture into airtight container and refrigerate until completely chilled.
• Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• If sorbet is still too liquidy, freeze in an airtight container for a few hours.
• If sorbet becomes too hard in the freezer, crush it up and stir it with a fork.

CHOCOLATE SORBET (DARK AND DENSE)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the water and sugar; place pan over medium heat.
• Stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Whisk in the cocoa powder and bring mixture to a simmer.
• Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat and pour through a fine strainer into a bowl.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Stir the cool mixture, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in an ice cream maker by following the manufacturer's directions.
• When finished, the sorbet will be soft but ready to eat; for firmer sorbet, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze several hours.
• *Chocolate Espresso Sorbet-add 1 teaspoon espresso powder along with the cocoa powder; proceed as directed.
• *Chocolate Mint Sorbet-add ½ teaspoon peppermint extract to the cooled mixture before freezing; proceed as directed.
• *Chocolate Nut Sorbet-add ½ cup chopped toasted pecans or almonds to the machine when the sorbet is semifrozen; allow the machine to mix in the nuts; proceed as directed.

MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Stir sugar, water and mint together in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent in a high-power oven for 3 minutes. Stir thoroughly, making sure there are no grains on the bottom of the dish. Cover with a lid or microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 6 minutes. Prick plastic, if used, to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Let cool. Strain through a fine sieve. Refrigerate until cold, several hours or overnight.
• Whisk lemon juice into syrup. Place in an ice-cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.