Desserts Recipe ⋆ Peach and Lavender Ice

This lovely and sophisticated sorbet is great for cleansing the palate after a heavy meal. Even though it's mostly fruit, it does taste rather rich; so keep portions small. Freezing time is not included in this total, and will vary depending on your ice cream maker.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sliced frozen peaches, thawed
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup dried lavender flowers
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 cups water

Cooking Directions

1. Puree peaches with sugar until smooth. Stir in lavender blossoms, and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours. Stir in lemon juice and water, then place into refrigerator and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
2. Freeze in a 6-quart ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

Nutrition Facts

• calories56.7
• carbohydrateContent14.5 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent1.6 mg
• sugarContent14.3 g