Make Fruit Sorbet and Ice Cream with your BlenderAlthough technically not a fruit smoothie, sorbet(s) fall into their own class. The term is used to mean " frozen desserts made from fruit juices or purees."
It is not a sherbet, or ice cream, as both of these have dairy in them. When it comes to frozen dessert, Vegans love sorbets. They are popular with dieters, and are marketed as very low calorie, and nonfat. This dessert is typically made at home with an ice cream maker. However, if you have the right blender, you can get the job done, with less mess and clean up. Our recipes are based on using the Vita Mix Blender 
It's essentially a full multi purpose whole food and smoothie blender. Built on a commercial grade platform, it is intended for everyday use in your kitchen.
For more information on sorbet makers, click here.
Once you've made your frozen dessert, it's best to serve it up and eat it right away. You can put it in a container and freeze it, but it tends to lose some of it's velvety smoothness. Enjoy!
Our research shows the most popular low calorie desserts are made from fruits, such as lemon, lime, pineapple, berries, tropical fruits, and watermelon...But don't forget citrus like orange, or pears, coconut, and coffee flavored mixes! You can always use a ice cream maker to make sorbets, but the recipes are going to vary. You won't be using ice like you do in a blender and more than likely will need to puree the fruit, then cook it, then freeze it in the ice cream maker. The Smoothie Insider is more about making smoothies and using smoothie machines to do other jobs, so, if this is not you, you could check out some of the other resource links on this page (see below).
Eventually, you will want to add to your kitchen library. There are many really good hardback recipe books. And they are inexpensive. The nice thing about all these recipes is they are so easy to adapt to what you are trying to do. Visit The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, Drinks, And More Here are some additional page links to different recipe pages.
Water Melon Sorbet Recipes
You are simply eating several servings of fruit in a delicious frozen treat! Kind of like having your cake and eating it too! For more information about recommended servings of fruit per day, visit
"Eating Fruit Everyday is Good For You."
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It is made by continuous stirring and freezing of the fruit juice, or puree. This makes it a smooth, dense, and extremely flavorful product.
