Peach Sorbet

This peach sorbet recipe makes a sweet and creamy frosty puree! It’s easy to whip up this impressive summer dessert.

Peach season is so short, when it’s here there’s only one thing to do: make all the peach recipes and peach desserts! Here’s a perfect idea for when this juicy fruit collides with the heat of summer: this Peach Sorbet recipe! It’s a frosty dessert that accentuates the gentle sweetness of peaches simply with sugar and a pop of lemon juice. Churn it up and it’s the ideal refreshing dessert for a summer evening.

Ingredients for peach sorbet

Peach sorbet is fast and easy to make with just a few ingredients! The best fruit for peach sorbet is ripe, juicy peaches (not frozen). We’ve experimented with frozen, but the flavor comes out tasting muted and dull compared to making it with fresh. For equipment, you’ll need a blender and an ice cream maker. The ingredients required for peach sorbet are:

• Fresh ripe peaches
• Lemon juice
• Sugar

All you need to do? Blend the peaches, lemon juice and sugar with ice, then freeze the mixture in an ice cream maker for about 20 minutes. It comes together into a beautiful, frosty puree!

Tips for the peaches

First of all, it’s imperative to have ripe peaches for this recipe! If the peaches are even a little bit hard, the flavor will be too tart. Here are some tips for assessing ripeness, and a tip on substituting frozen peaches:

• Use only the best ripe peaches for this recipe. Gently squeeze the fruit: it should feel soft.
• If the peaches need more ripening, place them in a paper bag with a banana. Fold over the top of the bag and wait 1 to 2 days. The ethylene gas from the banana becomes trapped in the bag and helps ripen the peaches.
• Substitute defrosted frozen peaches in a pinch. The flavor is best with fresh peaches. If all you have is frozen, defrost them to room temperature before making the recipe.

Working with an ice cream maker

You’ll need an ice cream maker for this peach sorbet recipe. (You can also use it for Peach Ice Cream!) If you don’t already have one, it’s a great investment you can use to make sorbets and ice creams year round. Here are a few tips for working with an ice cream maker:

• Buy a quality ice cream maker. Here’s the 2 quart ice cream maker we use: we’ve had ours for years and it holds up well. Lower quality ice cream makers can break easily (we’ve been through a few before this one!).
• Freeze the base of the ice cream maker the night before this recipe. You’ll want it as cold as possible to get the best texture when churned.

Make ahead & storage for peach sorbet

Peach sorbet is best the day it’s made: so if you can, churn it right before serving! You can also freeze it a few hours for a more solid texture. Freezing overnight makes it very solid, but it works for leftovers. Here’s what to know about serving and storage:

• If desired, make the puree up to 2 days in advance. Simply refrigerate the peach puree, then churn right before you serve.
• When storing, line a storage container with parchment paper. This helps so the sorbet doesn’t freeze to the edges of the container and makes it easier to defrost.
• Churn the sorbet up to 2 hours in advance of serving. Or, you can churn the day of and freeze about 2 hours before serving. This makes a nice, solid texture for scooping it like in the photos above.
• Leftovers save 1 week, but defrost at room temp for 20 minutes. Make time to leave it out the container on the counter until it defrosts.

More sorbet recipes

Sorbets come in just about any flavor! If you’ve got fruit, it’s ideal for a sorbet. Here are a few more sorbet recipes:

• Go for berries with Strawberry Sorbet or Raspberry Sorbet
• Try tropical Mango Sorbet or Pineapple Sorbet
• Try summery Watermelon Sorbet
• Go big on citrus with Lemon Sorbet or Lime Sorbet

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Easy Strawberry Sorbet

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Lemon Sorbet

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Easy Mango Sorbet

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Lime Sorbet

This peach sorbet recipe is…

Vegetarian, vegan, plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.

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