This summer has been super hot and dry. Well, except when it rains for three minutes and creates an outdoor steam room. The area I am in has had very high temperatures and a drought. It recently hit a record high of 106 degrees. The trees are stressing and already dropping leaves. Gardening and yard work are difficult in the heat. A nice frosty-cold treat like peach sorbet helps me to cool down and beat the heat.
Fresh local peaches have been available at the farmers market. Every time I have a juicy, sweet peach I think of my dad making peaches and cream when I was a kid. He would slice them into a bowl, add a little sugar, and pour cream on top. It was a simple dessert taking advantage of the season's bounty. It also did not require using the oven and heating up the kitchen.
Peach sorbet is also a simple dessert. It only takes a few minutes of cooking time to dissolve the sugar. Once the mixture is cooked, chilled, and blended, it is ready for the ice cream maker
. The kitchen stays cool and you have a frozen treat to enjoy. My husband said it is like a big frozen peach. True, except a little "fluffier" and easier to scoop.
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- Totally Cool Green Hummus ~ My Kitchen and I
- Smoked Whitefish Salad Bagel Bites ~ Cindy's Recipes and Writings
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- Greek (Yogurt) Potato Salad ~ Family Foodie
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What is your favorite sorbet flavor? I want to make more and could use some suggestions. Perhaps a blend of fruits or using fresh herbs. Something different and tasty. I have a feeling I will be needing lots of frozen treats this super hot summer. Stay cool!
Peach Sorbet
Ingredients
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- 6 ripe medium-sized peaches peeled, pitted, and chopped
- Juice from ½ a lemon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat the sugar and water over medium-high heat until sugar has dissolved and the liquid is clear. Add the chopped peaches and lemon juice and stir to combine. Remove the mixture from the heat and cool to room temperature. Refrigerate mixture for at least 8 hours.
- Place the mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer the sorbet to a freezer safe container. Freeze for at least 2 hours. Serve and enjoy!
Your peach sorbet looks incredible! And the recipe is so so simple! Think I'll give this a try next weekend 🙂
Thanks. It is the first sorbet I have made and if I knew it was this easy I would have made it long ago.
ooh ! looks lovely and so simple !! Love that you used fresh peaches 🙂 Think I need to get an icecream maker ! Love the placemat ! Thanks for sharing !
Thanks! The placemat is actually a dish towel from my Oma in Germany. I have no idea how old it is. Has to be 50 years or more.
Peaches are my favorite summer treat! Your sorbet looks just perfect to beat the heat of the summer! Wonderful idea for #SundaySupper!!!
Thanks Liz!
You know me and peaches! I love this! Thank you for participating in this week's #SundaySupper!
You were the one who inspired me to use peaches - after the peach week on your blog. I had a major craving for them because of you.
Great, flavorful summer peaches and no cream.. this is my kind of ice cream! It looks amazing!
Thanks Paula!
This looks amazing Renee! Love the photography and the color combination! Just beautiful. I am so glad you are such a big part of #SundaySupper. I don't know what I would do without you!
Thank you so much Isabel! I really enjoy everything about #SundaySupper and am proud to be a part of it.
Pretty. Bet it's yummy, too
Oh yes! Quite yummy.
I love anything peach, and peach ice cream is one of my favorite things in the world to eat. I agree with Isabel: your photos are just beautiful.
Thanks Alaiyo. I am really trying to improve my photography. I know I have come a long way since I started this blog.
This would be great for peach ice cream day coming up on the 17th 🙂
Thanks for the heads up on peach ice cream day. Now to write down a reminder to tweet about it.
Definitely a treat to beat the heat. I love the color, peaches are yummy.
Thanks Suzi!
Ooh love peaches and can totally imagine the lovely flavor in this sorbet!So easy to make and perfect for this hot summer 🙂
Thank you Soni! It was very easy and I know I will make it and other flavors of sorbet again soon.
It's been the same way around here - UGH! This sorbet sounds like the epitome of Summer - juicy peaches and cold treats - perfect!
Thanks Heather. I hope there will be a break in the heat and drought soon. Until then we have the frozen treats to cool down with.
This is absolutely perfect! It's super refreshing and I get to use up my overripe peaches too!
Yes, perfect for using up overripe peaches. Enjoy!
Nothing says summer like fresh peaches! When I was growing up, we had a gas station near our house that sold ice cream. They had the best peach and lemon ice cream you ever tasted.
Peach and lemon ice cream - yum! I'll have to make that sometime instead of the sorbet. Great suggestion.
I love peaches and I love sorbet! This is perfect to beat the heat!
Thanks Laura!
I love peaches and sorbet, so its definitely win win!
Thank you Cindy. It has been a great treat for us here this last week.
I'm off to the Farmers Market to get peaches!
I hope you had fun at the market and found some peaches. Going to the farmers market is one of my favorite things to do.
I love peaches and in sorbet it's irresistible ! Thanks for sharing your Sunday Supper!
Thanks Elizabeth!
Mmm, I'd love to try this with some Riesling or Prosecco for the water.
Ohhhh, interesting suggestion. I may have to give that a try too.
I was just talking to my sister about how I wanted to make peach sorbet! This looks great.
Jamie @ http://www.mamamommymom.com
Thanks Jamie! I hope you will and satisfy your craving.
I am trying to do a I Dream of Jeannie move right now so I can be there and eat this ice cream right now but it's not working.
I keep wondering when they will invent a way to reach into the screen to grab something to eat.
Wow...4 ingredients? I'm definitely making this! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Amy. It is nice not to have to have a large list of ingredients. Simple recipes are so great.
Renee, I love peach sorbet. Yours looks beautiful. 106 degrees? Wowza! It's hot here in Baltimore, too. I'm ready to move to Alaska.
Yep, it hit 106 degrees and it was awful. Even with the drought it was somewhat humid and it made it even worse. I was ready to head to Alaska too.
Sounds simple enough! It just screams summer 🙂
Thanks Carla!
I wish I had that right now . It looks so GOOD !!
Thanks Joy! I am so glad you mom gave me the recipe.
Yummy! Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you Debra
Love four ingredient recipes, especially when one of those ingredients is peaches! Fantastic idea. 🙂
Thanks Renee! The simple recipes are so great.
Mmm next time I pick up a few peaches I know what I will be making with them. Love finding new easy recipes for my ice cream maker.
Thanks Lane!
i absolutely love peaches + this looks so good, renee - what a fab picture!
Thanks Amy!
I love how simple this is to make, which makes it so much easier to enjoy on the hot days we've been having!
Thank you Patsy. It has been wonderful to have as a cool treat on these hot afternoons.
Looks gorgeous, and I bet it's amazing. I love sorbets. I really really really need to get an ice cream maker.
Oh yes Tora! Everyone should have an ice cream maker.
Based on your delicious peach sorbet photos, we'd like to invite you to submit your food photos on a Food Photography site so our readers can enjoy your creations.
It is absolutely free and fun to make others hungry!
Thank you. I will head over to you site and check it out.
OMG, I've just got to get an ice cream maker because this looks so good and cool and refreshing. New York has been steamy, too, and I could just see myself standing at the kitchen counter eating this all up. 🙂
Jun03janesmom Jane made this for my friends yeatredsy. they wanted it order dessert at the restaurant but I told them Jane was making dessert. That's all they needed to know and they were out the door of the restaurant before we were. She didn't let us down, this was so elegant looking and delicious!! thanks Jane.