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Late-Harvest Riesling Sorbet with Berries

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Late-Harvest Riesling Sorbet with Berries
Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro
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The late-harvest version of the wine has a higher sugar content than standard riesling. Fresh lime juice offsets the sweetness in our refreshing dessert. Use a combination of any fresh berries you have on hand, including strawberries.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 2/3 cup sorbet and about 1/3 cup berries)

Ingredients

  • Sorbet:
  • 1 2/3  cups  late-harvest riesling
  • 1/2  cup  water
  • 1/2  cup  sugar
  • 1/4  cup  fresh lime juice

  • Berries:
  • 1  cup  blackberries
  • 1  cup  blueberries
  • 1/2  cup  raspberries
  • 2  tablespoons  sugar
  • 3  tablespoons  late-harvest riesling
  • 1/2  teaspoon  grated lime rind

Preparation

To prepare sorbet, combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Increase heat to medium-high; bring to a boil. Cook 30 seconds. Pour mixture into a bowl; cool. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Pour mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 2 hours or until firm.

To prepare berries, combine blackberries and remaining ingredients; toss gently. Cover and chill. Serve sorbet topped with berries.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
125 (2% from fat)
Fat:
0.3g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.1g)
Protein:
0.8g
Carbohydrate:
30.7g
Fiber:
2.5g
Cholesterol:
0.0mg
Iron:
0.6mg
Sodium:
6mg
Calcium:
18mg
Cynthia Nims, Cooking Light, JUNE 2007

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
bakingooch
Wow! What a refreshing dessert. I used a late-harvest Gewurztraminer for the sobet and a Muscat Canneli for the berries. You can easily use 2 different wines - as long as they are sweet. BTW, a half bottle (which most late-harvest wines come in) is the exact amount called for in the sorbet. So buy 2 if you want to use the same wine with the berries. Will make again!07/23/07

5 stars

I loved this recipe, though I did change a few things. Instead of the riesling I used a Moscato d'Asti, a sweet dessert wine. I used about half the amount of sugar since it is so sweet naturally. As far as the berries I used only strawberries, but it was great. This is a fantastic recipe to use when you do have an open bottle of sweet wine that you can't quite finish but don't want to go bad. Very clever and simple dessert!06/12/07