Gourmet Plum Sorbet

If you have made the poached plum sauce as in the previous blog, one of the exciting things you can now do is make a gourmet plum sorbet. 

Ingredients 

I litre plum sauce

Three tablespoons plum brandy or plum snaps

Leaf of fresh mint

Method 

Pour the cold plum sauce (poached plum) into the ice cream machine and turn on for 20/25 minutes or until the sorbet goes a nice pink colour. Remove into a serving glass. Add a tablespoon of plum brandy and decorate with a mint leaf. Serve immediately. 

Poached Plums

Now we are in mid summer the gardens of Brittany are deluged with plums. Lots of plums hanging on the trees and as windfalls. The problem is what to do with them?! Well first I recommend you simply make some poached plum! It is so easy and simple but has a devine  taste especially when served chilled with fresh cream. 

Recipe 

400g sugar

450ml water

900g fresh plums

Method

First clean the plums and remove the stone. Put the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the plums, cover and allow to simmer until the plums are soft (about 10 minutes). Place in a bowl and allow to cool. Serve chilled as a wonderful dessert served with cream or use as a base for a whole multitude of desserts and cocktails.