December is a very special time for me and my family. It is also a time of year when I enjoy eating clementines. It seems like every week we would go through a box of clementines. They are so small but packed with a lot of juicy flavor and are a healthy snack. A few days before Christmas I thought it would be nice to have a palette cleanser on our holiday menu. I was looking for something very light and be consumed within a few bites.
After some careful thought, I decided to make Clementine sorbet. I juiced about 15 clementines to yield about 3 cups of juice. I heated half of the juice over low heat and dissolved 1/4c of sugar into it. After about 10 minutes I pulled it from the heat and then let it cool. Once the mixture cooled, I mixed it into the other half of the juice and then placed that into the refrigerator overnight. The next day I froze it in my ice cream mixer and it came out perfectly. The sweetness had toned down a bit and it was a nice crisp citrus treat for our holiday dinner.
This sorbet would also be good with some champagne poured over the top or even as a nice way to pack in some vitamin C when you have a winter cold.
