Calvados Sorbet

Calvados Sorbet
Calvados Sorbet
Calvados—Normandy's celebrated apple-cider brandy—is heady stuff, and by that we mean it has the power to transport you to a French bistro or farmhouse kitchen. This digestif-and-dessert combination would be sensational after a roast pork dinner.
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  • Served Person: Makes about 3 cups
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  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • equipment: an ice cream maker
  • Carbohydrate 36 g(12%)
  • Fat 0 g(0%)
  • Fiber 0 g(1%)
  • Protein 0 g(0%)
  • Saturated Fat 0 g(0%)
  • Sodium 6 mg(0%)
  • Calories 182

Preparation Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer 5 minutes. Transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath, then stir in cider and Calvados and quick-chill, stirring occasionally, until very cold, 15 to 30 minutes. Freeze sorbet in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer until soft-frozen, at least 2 hours. Stir before serving if separated. Cooks' note:Sorbet keeps 1 week.

Preparation Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer 5 minutes. Transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath, then stir in cider and Calvados and quick-chill, stirring occasionally, until very cold, 15 to 30 minutes. Freeze sorbet in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer until soft-frozen, at least 2 hours. Stir before serving if separated. Cooks' note:Sorbet keeps 1 week.