Homemade Plum Sorbet with Cardamom and Brandy

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You're creating a silky-smooth sorbet by roasting plums until they release their juices, then blending them with a fragrant cardamom and vanilla syrup warmed with brandy. The most time-consuming part is the freezing stage in an ice cream maker (about 5 hours total), but the hands-on work is minimal—just roasting, simmering, blending, and churning to capture the luxurious flavours of late summer in every spoonful.

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    Roast the plums first

    Preheat your oven to 190°C. Arrange the plums cut-side up in a baking dish, sprinkle with vanilla sugar and add the lemon juice and zest. Roast for 20–25 minutes, until beautifully soft and releasing their juices.

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    Make a fragrant syrup

    In a saucepan, bring water, sugar, cardamom (ideally crushed in a mortar) and an empty vanilla pod to a boil. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and let it infuse for about 10 minutes so the syrup soaks up all the flavours. Finally, strain it through a sieve.

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    Blend into a smooth purée

    Once the roasted plums have cooled, blend them with their juices into a purée. For an extra-smooth consistency, pass it through a fine sieve. Stir in the prepared syrup and add the brandy. (We ended up with 270 g of purée and 150 ml of syrup.)

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Homemade Plum Sorbet with Cardamom and Brandy

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Active time total 4 h 48 min
Prep 10 min Cook 4 h 38 min
8 Ingredients
4 Steps
Hard Difficulty

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What's in it?

159 kcal

Calories

35 g

Carbohydrates

0 g

Fats

1 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

You know that intoxicating, sweet aroma of roasted plums that fills the whole house and instantly brings to mind a favourite plum bake? We've turned that exact flavour into a luxurious, velvety-smooth sorbet. Forget over-sweetened shop-bought ice cream! With an ice cream maker, you'll create a dessert with a perfectly silky texture, where honest fruit flavour takes centre stage, lifted by exotic cardamom and warmed with a splash of brandy. It's the perfect finishing touch to a special dinner, or simply an elegant treat just for the joy of it. Join us and taste the end of summer on a spoon!

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