Blackberry And Lemon Swirl Sorbet Recipes

BLACKBERRY SWIRL CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• For the crust: Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
• Add the cookies and sugar to the bowl of a food processor and pulse to fine crumbs. Drizzle in the butter and pulse until the crumbs are completely coated with the butter.
• Press the crumb mixture firmly into the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake until set, 15 to 18 minutes; let cool completely on a rack, 30 minutes.
• Wrap the bottom and sides of the pan with a large piece of foil and put it in a large roasting pan.
• For the filling: Beat together the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the sour cream and beat until just combined. Add the heavy cream and beat until just combined. Mix in the eggs by hand, one at a time, until just combined. Mix in the vanilla by hand until just combined. (Take care not to overmix or the cheesecake will turn into a souffle!). Set aside.
• Puree half the blackberries in a blender until completely smooth. Transfer to a small bowl and ladle in 1/4 cup of the cheesecake mixture. Stir to combine. Pour the remaining plain cheesecake batter into the crust.
• Use an ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop scoopfuls of the blackberry batter on top of the plain batter. Drag a long wooden skewer through the batter, making sure the skewer reaches down to the bottom, to marble the colors for a tie-dye effect. Add enough hot water to the roasting pan to come about halfway up the sides of the springform pan.
• Bake until the outside of the cheesecake is set, but the center is still slightly loose, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the cheesecake inside for 1 hour.
• Remove the cheesecake from the roasting pan to a cooling rack. Run a knife around the edge of the pan and let the cheesecake cool to room temperature, about 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours.
• Run a knife around the edge of the pan one more time, then open the pan clasp to release the sides. Transfer the cheesecake to a serving platter or cake stand. Smooth the edges of the cheesecake with a knife. Slice and serve with whipped cream and the remaining blackberries.

STAR ANISE BLACKBERRIES WITH LEMON SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan placed over moderate heat, combine water, sugar, star anise and lemon juice. Stir and cook until sugar dissolves and water comes to a bubble. Add blackberries and cook 30 seconds. Remove pan from heat and let stand a 1 or 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove star anise. Scoop lemon sorbet into 4 small dessert cups. Top lemon sorbet with star anise and blackberries and garnish desserts with 2 Piroline cookies or dessert wafers.

BLUE RIDGE BLACKBERRY LEMON BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Toss together in a large mixing bowl oats, flour, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon peel and salt until well blended.
• SPRINKLE mixture with lemon juice, then with a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter pieces until mixture is crumbly.
• SPRAY 13 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray. Reserve 2 cups of the oat mixture, then sprinkle remainder in pan, pressing with fingers to form a crust
• BAKE 10 minutes, or until set. Let cool slightly, then spread blackberry jam evenly over crust. Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture, pressing down gently.
• RETURN to oven; bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.
• *To toast nuts: Place walnuts in dry nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, shaking pan until nuts are lightly browned.

LEMON SORBET WITH BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place frozen berries in large bowl. Sprinkle sugar over berries; let stand until berries are just thawed but still cold, about 1 hour. Using fork, coarsely mash berries. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Spoon sorbet into dessert glasses. Top with blackberry sauce and serve.

BLACKBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the water, corn syrup, and sugar; place pan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Increas the heat and boil without stirring for 1 minute.
• Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
• Place the sugar syrup, blackberries, lime juice, and liqueur in a blender; process until smooth.
• If desired, pour the puree through a strainer to remove the seeds.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Stir the chilled berry puree, then freeze in batches (if necessary) in your ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions.
• When finished, the sorbet will be soft but ready to eat.
• For firmer sorbet, transfer mixture to a freezer container; freeze several hours.

LEMON CURD-BLACKBERRY SWIRL ICE CREAM WITH BLACKBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• For ice cream:
• Boil berries, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and corn syrup in small saucepan over medium-high heat until thick, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Strain berry mixture into small bowl, pressing on solids; chill syrup.
• Meanwhile, combine cream, milk, and 1/2 cup sugar in heavy large saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring mixture to simmer. Remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl to blend. Whisk in remaining 2/3 cup lemon juice and lemon peel. Gradually whisk hot cream mixture into yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until custard thickens enough to coat back of spoon (do not boil), about 12 minutes. Strain custard into clean large bowl. Set bowl of custard over large bowl of ice water. Stir custard until cold. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Immediately spoon half of ice cream into 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Spoon half of blackberry syrup atop ice cream in pan. Spoon remaining ice cream atop blackberry syrup. Top ice cream with remaining blackberry syrup. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days.
• For blackberry sauce:
• Combine blackberries, sugar, and lemon juice in medium bowl. Let stand until sugar dissolves and juices form, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Scoop ice cream into dessert bowls. Serve ice cream with blackberry sauce.