Pear Sherbet Snowballs with a hint of Coconut
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Author Notes: This sherbet is refreshingly light, a great confectionery side with cookies, pies or cakes. Very ripe pears soft to the touch or Trader Joes pear halves in a jar of white grape juice, my favorite to use, work beautifully for this recipe. It is very easy to put together, most all the ingredients are pureed in a blender. I was originally inspired by an older Food52’s pear holiday theme; and I credit this frozen treat’s success to my intuition, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book and online Food52 recipes I read! - lapadia
Makes one quart
- Instructions are for using a Cuisinart Ice Cream maker, the freezer bowl must be chilled overnight; otherwise, follow your ice cream maker's instructions.
- 3 cups very ripe juicy pears - peeled and cubed
- OR... a jar of Trader Joe's pear halves in white grape juice, my favorite to use.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pinch of sea salt
- Fresh grated nutmeg – 10 grinds
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons coconut liqueur (Malibu Carribbean rum)
- 1 cup half & half cream (use heavy cream if you prefer)
- Optional - Shredded sweet coconut garnish for a snowy effect
- In a blender, combine first 6 ingredients, puree - about 30 seconds, or until the ingredients are blended.
- Pour the pear puree into an 8 cup container, preferably with spout & handle so that it will be easier to pour, later.
- Stir in the cream and coconut liqueur until well blended.
- Place in the freezer for 20 up to 30 minutes.
- Place the ice cream maker’s freezer bowl and any attachments needed onto the machine base; turn ON, stir the puree a couple times to blend in any of the puree that had started to freeze.
- Pour puree into the freezer bowl and let churn until thickened, about 25 – 30 minutes. The sherbet will have a soft texture at this point.
- Cover the freezer bowl and place it into the freezer to let the sherbet set until firm enough to form into balls.
- Once set, using an ice cream scoop form into balls and keep them in an airtight container until serving time.
- Optional - garnish with sweetened coconut shreds for a snowy effect.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Coconut
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Holiday Confection
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Pears
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3 days ago sdebrango
Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Love these!! So glad to see them again.
2 days ago lapadia
:) Thanks, Suzanne!
over 1 year ago wssmom
LOVE the snowy effect ....
over 1 year ago lapadia
:) Thanks, wssmom, the holidays usually need that snowy effect!
over 1 year ago Niknud
I would fight you for one of these! Hahaha - a snowball fight (I crack myself up sometimes).
over 1 year ago lapadia
LOL, Niknud, you and your "Pear Devil" crack me up....Cheers!!
over 1 year ago TheWimpyVegetarian
Fabulous holiday dessert!!
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks, CS! You know I usually put my ice cream maker away during the colder months, with one exception and that is the holidays - usually Christmas time.
over 1 year ago Bevi
This will be a great addition to Xmas dinner. I guess I am packing my ice cream maker with me.
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks and it sounds like fun, Bevi! Enjoy :)
over 1 year ago sdebrango
Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Yummy, look like lovely snow balls. Love sherbet.
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks, SDB! I love how refreshing sherbert is.
over 1 year ago lapadia
I see you spell it w/o the "r"...I've had a few discussions about that, in the end I always spell with the "r" = Sherbert," a phonetic alternative spelling. :0
over 1 year ago boulangere
Cynthia is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
This is lovely. Just the mention of coconut, and I'm yours. Lots of beautiful winter effects here.
over 1 year ago lapadia
Thanks, boulangere! Coconut has been a favorite of mine to use this year, and it seemed to scream winter to me, for some reason, so here it is :)