Pear & Matcha sorbet
Ingredients
4 over-ripe pears, 1 tsp matcha, 1 tbsp honey (or agave syrup if you are vegan).
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Serves: 6 Preparation: 20 minutes
Matcha is a super-concentrated green tea powder, packed with antioxidants and nutrients, available from the mighty Teapigs. When they sent me some for #Foodspiration, I knew that the first thing I wanted to do was make a glorious green tea sorbet, and the beautiful grainy-sweetness of pears is so wonderful with tea. And lo, this super-food sorbet was born!
1) Peel the pears and slice the fruit away from the core.
2) Puree thoroughly in a blender, adding the honey and matcha when a smooth texture has been achieved.
3) Taste before transferring to the ice-cream maker, remembering that freezing something dulls the taste, so if it isn't sweet enough, it most certainly won't be when it's frozen! Add a little extra honey if necessary, then churn until frozen.
If you do not have an ice-cream maker, pour into a suitable container and freeze, removing to whisk every 30 minutes to ensure that linear ice-crystals do not form, solidifying the texture.