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Ingredients
- SORBET:
- Tart-sweet cherry and strong dark chocolate flavors meld beautifully in this surprisingly rich sorbet crowned with juicy fresh cherries. Use a high-quality jam for the sorbet, and be sure to start the process a day ahead for the best flavor and texture.
- 3/4 cup red cherry jam (such as Bonne Maman)
- 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- COMPOTE:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 pound fresh Bing or tart cherries, pitted and halved
Preparation
Step 1
1. To prepare sorbet, combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Gradually add 2 cups water, stirring with a whisk. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring well with a whisk. Cool to room temperature; cover and chill overnight.
2. Stir sorbet mixture with a whisk. 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 1 hour or until firm.
3. To prepare compote, combine 1/4 cup sugar and cherries; toss well. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Serve compote with sorbet.
CALORIES 197 ; FAT 1.3g (sat 0.5g,mono 0.3g,poly 0.0g); CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 19mg; CARBOHYDRATE 50.6g; SODIUM 45mg; PROTEIN 1.7g; FIBER 3.4g; IRON 0.9mg