This frosty fresh Peach Ginger Sorbet recipe takes sweet ripe peaches and turns them into a velvety-smooth, dairy-free treat that's as refreshing as it is pretty! It's infused with a hint of ginger, sweetened with honey, and blended to perfection using an ice cream maker.
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❤️ Why you'll love peach ginger sorbet
- 4 Ingredients: ripe peaches (fresh or frozen) honey, a squeeze or two of lemon juice and a tiny knob of fresh ginger.
- A light dessert or a palate cleanser: It's perfect any way you choose to serve it.
- Easy to make: blend it, chill it, then pour it into your ice cream maker and let it churn.
- This recipe uses honey instead of sugar. While most sorbet recipes require you to make sugar syrup on the stovetop first, this recipe uses liquid honey successfully.
- A delicious gluten-free dessert during peach season! Have you tried these Grilled Peaches with Honey-Lemon Drizzle or Peach Crisp with Vanilla? Two more popular peach desserts to celebrate summer!
🛒 Ingredients and substitutions
You'll find a complete list of ingredients with amounts in the printable recipe card below. But before we get to the full recipe, here are a few notes about the ingredients.
- ripe peaches: You can use fresh peaches or frozen peaches.
- honey: If your peaches are ripe and naturally sweet, you won't need to add much honey.
- lemon juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice from half a lemon adds flavour and helps to prevent the peaches from turning brown.
- fresh ginger: Just a little fresh ginger root adds a hint of subtle warmth to this light peach sorbet. You can substitute cinnamon for ginger if you'd prefer.
🔪 Instructions
Here's an overview of what you'll do to make this recipe perfectly. You'll find complete instructions in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Pit and slice the peaches and add them to a blender or food processor container along with the juice of half a lemon, honey, and grated or minced ginger root. (No need to peel them.)
- Purée until smooth. Taste and add more sweetener and/or ginger if necessary.
- Chill the mixture in the fridge for an hour.
- With your ice cream machine set to the Sorbet setting. Press Start. Pour the mixture through the spout, then cover with the cap. Let it churn until thickened, about 28 - 30 minutes. The sorbet will be soft. If you'd like a firmer consistency, transfer it to an airtight container and freeze for 2 hours. Let stand on the counter for 15 minutes before serving.
🔁 Possible Variations
If you don't like ginger, add ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg instead.
👍🏼 Helpful Tips
Easy on the ginger! Ginger can be overpowering if you add too much. Grate a little, add it to the blender, then taste. You can always add more if you'd like. The ginger should simply provide a hint of flavour as an aftertaste.
Sweeten to taste. The amount of honey (or other sweetener) you'll need will depend on the ripeness of your peaches. Again, blend, then taste and add more if you'd like it sweeter.
❓Reader's Questions
It's not necessary to peel peaches before blending them to make sorbet. In fact, the peach skins add a warm colour to the finished sorbet.
Wipe them with a damp cloth, removing any fuzz if your variety is a fuzzy one. Cut in half, twist, remove the pit, then slice the peaches directly into the blender container.
Sorbet is made with fruit or fruit juice, and sweetener (usually sugar) while sherbet is made with fruit juice, sweetener, and a small amount of milk. Sherbet is slightly creamier than sorbet, but sorbet often has a more intense fruit flavour.
🍽 What to serve with peach sorbet
- Serve this peach sorbet as a refreshing palate cleanser between savoury courses.
- Serve it as a dessert. Add a few slices of fresh peaches, a ginger snap cookie, or an Earl Gray Shortbread cookie.
⏰ Storage Instructions
To store: Store sorbet in an airtight container with minimal headspace. Avoid storing it in the freezer door where temperatures may fluctuate. If sorbet thaws a little and then refreezes, it may develop ice crystals or become grainy.
🗒 More gluten-free dessert recipes
- Gluten-Free Spiced Applesauce Cake
- Dairy-Free Dirt and Worms Pudding Cups
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake with Caramel Sauce
- Apple Pecan Crisp with Caramel Sauce
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📖 Recipe
Peach Ginger Sorbet Recipe with Honey
Equipment
Ingredients
- 5 large peaches or 5 cups frozen peaches
- ⅓ cup honey, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- ¼ inch knob fresh ginger root, grated or minced
Instructions
- Wash and pit the peaches. Slice, then add them along with the honey, lemon juice, and fresh ginger to a blender container or to the bowl of a food processor.
- Blend until smooth. If using a food processor, pulse on and off until very well blended.
- Taste and add more honey or more ginger, depending on your preference. Blend again.
- Transfer the peach mixture to the fridge and chill for an hour or more.
- With your ice cream machine set to the Sorbet setting, press Start. Pour the peach mixture through the spout, then cover with the cap. Let it churn until thickened, about 28 - 30 minutes. The sorbet will be soft. If you'd like a firmer consistency, transfer it to an airtight container and freeze for 2 hours. Let stand on the counter for 15 minutes before serving.
Andrea
This looks SO GOOD!!
Elaine
It's lovely!