Ridiculously Easy Pineapple Sorbet
Please stop me if you've heard this one before: A can of pineapple walks into a freezer.... Sound familiar? If so, I apologize for wasting your time on an oldie but goodie. But, if you haven't tried this ridiculously easy summer treat, you might want to stay tuned because it's a delicious way to beat the summer's heat. A can of pineapple, a freezer, and a food processor are all you need to make this light, refreshing, and naturally sugar-free dessert.
Ridiculously Easy Pineapple Sorbet
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1 can (about 20 ounces) pineapple chunks packed in juice
A few hours (or days) beforehand, open the can of pineapple and pour it, juice and all, into a freezer-safe container; a large, flat one works best. When it's frozen hard, remove it from the freezer and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Use a table knife to break the block of pineapple into several large chunks; then put it into the food processor. (If your processor is small, you'll have to do this in more than one batch.)
Process the pineapple, stopping often to push the chunks under the blades, until it is a smooth, creamy consistency. This will take a few minutes, and you may have to be patient as the friction of the blades heats the pineapple slightly, allowing it to blend smoothly. Serve immediately. If you have leftovers, return them to the freezer and re-process briefly before serving later.
Tips: You can modify this recipe in dozens of ways. If you like your dessert sweeter, add a little of your favorite sweetener. If you like it creamier, try adding a couple of tablespoons of non-dairy milk or coconut milk (great flavor!) Or substitute half of the pineapple with frozen mangos, bananas, peaches, or berries. Get as creative as you want!
Makes 4 servings. Each contains 85 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium; 1g Fiber. Weight Watchers Core / 2 Flex Points.
Looking for other ways to cool off? Check out some of my other light and cool desserts:
Fresh Cranberry Sorbet
Kiwano, Banana, and Pineapple Sorbet
Strawberry-Banana Sorbet
Strawberry Whip
Ridiculously Easy Pineapple Sorbet
(printer-friendly version)
1 can (about 20 ounces) pineapple chunks packed in juice
A few hours (or days) beforehand, open the can of pineapple and pour it, juice and all, into a freezer-safe container; a large, flat one works best. When it's frozen hard, remove it from the freezer and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Use a table knife to break the block of pineapple into several large chunks; then put it into the food processor. (If your processor is small, you'll have to do this in more than one batch.)
Process the pineapple, stopping often to push the chunks under the blades, until it is a smooth, creamy consistency. This will take a few minutes, and you may have to be patient as the friction of the blades heats the pineapple slightly, allowing it to blend smoothly. Serve immediately. If you have leftovers, return them to the freezer and re-process briefly before serving later.
Tips: You can modify this recipe in dozens of ways. If you like your dessert sweeter, add a little of your favorite sweetener. If you like it creamier, try adding a couple of tablespoons of non-dairy milk or coconut milk (great flavor!) Or substitute half of the pineapple with frozen mangos, bananas, peaches, or berries. Get as creative as you want!
Makes 4 servings. Each contains 85 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium; 1g Fiber. Weight Watchers Core / 2 Flex Points.
Looking for other ways to cool off? Check out some of my other light and cool desserts:
Fresh Cranberry Sorbet
Kiwano, Banana, and Pineapple Sorbet
Strawberry-Banana Sorbet
Strawberry Whip
Labels: CORE, eat to live, gluten-free, Ridiculously Easy
posted by SusanV at 12:48 PM
46 Comments:
85 calories--what a steal! I love cold fruit anything in summer. Just in time for the heat waves.
What more could you ask for? Refreshing, elegant, sweet. Beautiful!
What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
This sounds like it would be perfect for my sore throat and cold. I'm pretty sure that I've read that pineapple is very detoxifying, too :)
Hugely excited by this! Discovered instant ice-cream this year (http://teach77.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/berry-ice-cream-on-a-rainy-day/) and now this.
Wonderful!
A great idea! You could even make this even more of a time-saver by using bags of frozen fruit instead of freezing the fruit yourself. Delicious!
May be ridiculously easy, but also looks amazingly delicious. Will definitely bookmark this one.
I have to try this! We have company Sunday and I will make this tomorrow as a trial run and have it Sunday hopefully for Sunday!
Thanks!
You just made my entire day Susan!
I love how you making being healthy so delicious! I have a vegan nutrition blog (the science supporting a plant-based diet), and this blog looks like a good "how to" link.
Simple, refreshing, and divine.
YUM! Sounds like the perfect summery treat.
Good Luck at the McDougall event :)
Nowt that is simple and it sounds good!
wow, you're right, this does seem ridiculously easy! I can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing this recipe :)
I just cut up an enormous, dead-ripe, local cantaloupe (best I've ever tasted, hooray) and put the pieces in the freezer. If I'd waited a minute longer, I swear the fruit flies would have darkened the air.
Now I have to think of a way to use it. What if I mixed the frozen chunks with a frozen half banana and the pineapple in this sorbet, think it would work?
WOW! A sorbet with NO added sugar ... CAN'T BE BEAT ... Susan .. I <3 U!! :0)
Thanks for the great recipe and the links. Even though it is winter here I still like to have fruity things when it is warmer at midday.
Glorious!
I wouldn't have thought of this! Thanks, Susan :)
Ingenious! I have poured crushed pineapple with juice in popsicle molds before, with some orange juice and shredded coconunt, to make popsicles, but never thought of making a sorbet. Awesome!
Speedwell - I saw a recipe on a raw foods site for cantelope sorbet - simply freeze in chunks then process in a food processor.
I haven't heard that before! But how easy and refreshing! I'm gonna try it.
I added this to my gluten-free recipe picks for the week. It is too good not to share! :)
This sounds perfect! I don't think sorbet can get any easier.
I was never a huge fan of sorbet but a) this looks so yummy and b) I've been craving pineapple lately. Looks like a nice summer treat! Guess I will try this!
Wow, great timing! Just today, as I was scraping out the very last bits of the uber expensive pear sorbet I treat myself to in the summer, I thought, there's got to be some great recipes for fresh sorbet. Thanks so much!
This sounds sooo good (WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT!!!). I am trying it this weekend. Thanks for a great (and easy) recipe idea.
Hi Susan...
I first want to say I love your site, all the recipes look wonderful.
I wanted to ask if I could link your recipes I have tried back to your site. I have tried a couple and would like to share with the few reders I have were I have found them.
Thanks you so much for sharing all you do.
Hi Trish--of course! I love links, and would be thrilled to have your readers visit my site. I'm so glad you've enjoyed the recipes.
just read your recipe .. joy! I am a great fan of ice cream (any sort !) but must stay away from it during my diet ! Its 6 am in UK, and was visiting your blogg ... and was rewarded , thanks, will try today
Glynn
Oh I'm totally pumped about this. I've been hooked on some fruit gelato lately (vegan!) and I want to start making my own low cal frozen treats because it is totally a weakness. Thanks!
Lovely! I just started making 1 ingredient sorbets and "ice creams" with bananas and pineapple, so simple but so delicious! The pineapple also make a great smoothie.
Looks awesome! I need to try this at home ASAP!
I just recently found your website and have already tried several of your recipes! They have all been very good and your blog is lovely! I am doing a vegan/no sugar/no gluten detox cleanse for a few weeks- but your recipes have been so great I will definitely be coming here even after I am finished! Thanks for inspiring a "vegan" section in my recipe book...
Wow--That's seriously all you have to do? From the fancy name and restaurant prices, I always assumed there was some secret trick to it!
Thanks for this recipe!
Great recipe for this summer.... nice picture tooo... gonna try this..Hmmm mouth watering....
As soon as I saw this, I grabbed my can of pineapple threw it in the freezer, it was ready by dinner time. My 11 year old son ran it through the food processor and we had it as a dessert after our coconut fried tofu.YUMMY!
It is so hot here, and this is SO GOOD!! I made it tonight and was so impressed that I had to share my good fortune, so I posted a rave review and a link to it over on the Swank Diet web site (the diet I follow for MS). Thanks, Susan, and I hope you had a great time at the McDougall weekend and dining out in the bay area. Look forward to hearing about that, too. lol
Very Very visually appealing…great presentation
Question, do you freeze the fruit and juice together or is just the fruit that is frozen.
Hi Moonwatcher! I'm so happy to hear you liked the sorbet! I just got back from S.F. last night and promptly slept for 11 hours to try to make up for all the sleep I missed. The McDougall weekend was FANTASTIC! I met so many wonderful people and learned so much. Once I have some coffee, get a load of clothes in the washer, and take a shower, I'll be ready to tackle the tough job of putting all my experiences into words.
Anonymous, I'm glad you asked. You freeze everything, fruit and juice. It's using the juice that makes this come out right, without adding anything else. If you were using bought frozen pineapple, you'd need to add liquid to get it to blend completely.
Thanks for the great idea!!
I used about 1/2 the can of frozen pineapple and blended it in the food processor with a banana (banana does not have to be frozen, but I've tried it both ways and it works the same). The banana definitely took it from sorbet to creamy pineapple soft serve! This is my new favorite dessert--a certain amount of frozen fruit plus a banana in the food processor. I've tried it with watermelon (yum!), and am also going to try with mango, peach, and blueberry. It truly has an ice-cream taste, but is instant and does not require an ice-cream maker or Champion juicer. Thanks Susan!!
I am glad you posted this recipe. I recently claimed that you could put the contents of a can of peaches or pears in the freezer and then you whizz it up next day. I couldn't remember where I had heard it and feared I was talking a load of rubbish! So thank you!
I made some Mango, Rose Wine and Cinnamon Sorbet tonight, I am going to post it tomorrow if you are interested. I will definitely be trying your sorbet too :)
This was so good and amazing and I'm already adventuring into other treats.
I have to thank you b/c sweets are my weakness and this quenches the sweet tooth but doesn't kill the waistline (which I'm trying to decrease)
HUGS!!!
Not fat free, but...add 1 cup Coconut Bliss "ice cream" to this and you have pina colada decadence!
Hi There Susan and Everyone--
Just thought I'd share another variation on this wonderful theme. I pitted some farmer's market fresh bing cherries and put them in the freezer. . .then did the same thing with a teaspoon of almond extract added. . .oh. . .my. . .gosh. . .it was so rich tasting and delicious. . like i'd paid five bucks for half a pint. . .but it was "just" a handful of fresh cherries. . the dark deep color and the almond extract just made it completely pleasant experience in terms of sight, smell and taste. . thanks again, Susan, for giving us such a wonderful tune to write variations on! (The cantelope variation sounds great too. . .as my raspberries ripen, I'm going to try them, maybe with a smidgeon of lemonade concentrate added. . .raspberry lemonade sorbet anyone?)
And I REALLY enjoyed reading about the McDougall weekend, and am busy pouring over books of his I took out of the library. . .thanks for THAT connection, too! lol
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