Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet
Another tasty little treat that I made for my ultimate girls weekend with my sisters and my mom is this Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet. I was surprised to see rhubarb in the grocery store late last week. I’m having a hard time adjusting to when produce is in season here in Ohio. It’s surprisingly different than what I’m used to from living in Boston.
So as I was strolling the produce section, the rhubarb caught my eye. A couple of weeks ago I had picked out this recipe to make, but couldn’t find rhubarb anywhere. I just assumed I had missed the season. I guess I was just looking too soon in the summer or something…
Everyone knows that strawberries and rhubarb play nicely together. It’s no surprise that this sorbet has a tart bite to it from the rhubarb and a sweet finish from the strawberry.
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Strawberry Rhubarb Sorbet
Yield: 1 1/2 quarts
Ingredients:
3/4 pound rhubarb, trimmed
3/4 cup sugar
10 ounces fresh strawberries
1/2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions:
Cut the rhubarb into half-inch pieces. In a medium, nonreactive saucepan, bring the rhubarb, two-thirds cup water and the sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the rhubarb is tender and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Slice the strawberries and puree them in a blender or food processor with the cooked rhubarb mixture and lemon juice until smooth.
Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Recipe adapted from David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop", as seen on LA Times
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Oh yum Jen! These look absolutely delicious! What a great July 4th treat…..maybe split them and serve ’em up like a Strawberry Shortcake??? Yum.
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Hi Jen, by any chance do you remember about how many strawberries you used for the recipe and also for filling? I have maybe 10-15 strawberries at home that need to be used asap and wondered if that was enough?
KV – Sorry I don’t. We had a big thing of strawberries in the fridge that Hubby had cut up for us to snack on. I would say it was less than a pint, but pretty close to a pint? Not really sure. Sorry I can’t be more help.
strawberries are my favorite fruit ever! in my opinion, they always should be enjoyed fresh no matter what. even in desserts! 😀 your cupcakes look great, by the wayaoh
I’ve heard that strawberry cake doesn’t end up being that sweet, but maybe the addition of fresh strawberries on top changes things. I’m a huge strawberry fan, so I’m anxious to try this.
Cupcake Activist – I could definitely see that the batter itself might not be that sweet. I thought they were great with the additional strawberries added in.
This looks divine. I made the Sky High strawberry cake with frozen berries and I thought it was really good, but I’d like to try again with fresh ones too! Your hubby has some very luck coworkers 🙂
Love this recipe.. infact all of your cupcake recipes. I made your Fauxtess cupcakes the other day and turned out wonderfully.. This is now on my wish list. :
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These look so simple and beautiful! I love strawberry cake and I especially love the way the fresh strawberries look inside 🙂
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cant go wrong with strawberry…just made strawberry marscapone filled cupcakes myself! 🙂
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I love how you frosted these cupcakes!! did you start from the inside and go out with a 1M tip?
Yes, soohyunee, to make the rosette, I started in the center and swirled around to the outside.
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