Pierre Hermé’s Chocolate Sorbet
2017-08-17




- This Recipe
- Chef: Pierre Hermé
- Cuisine: French Cuisine
- Course: Dessert, Ice Cream And Sorbet
- Difficulty: Easy
- Category: Course
- Servings: 5
- Preparation Time: 50 Minutes
- Readiness Time: 2 H
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- Author : FX (François-xavier)
- Category: Recipe
- Posted on: Thursday August 17, 2017
- Comments : 4 Comments
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- Ingredients
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A delicious treat, the Chocolate Sorbet has no eggs and no cream like an ice cream does, yet it is delicious and really intense for Chocolate lovers Don't forget to share your photos once you tried this recipe! HERE |

About this recipeRemember the recipe I made from the book of Hermé (see here) ?Well, while reading that book, I stumbled on this "Chocolate Sorbet" recipe that puzzled me at first... |
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![]() | Source of the recipeI was given this second hand book of renowned Pierre Hermé "Desserts by Pierre Herme", with so many delightful recipes.To purchase online, see HERE |
![]() | And recently, a classmate from my pastry school asked me whether I could show her my Hermé books written in English, which made me read this book |
Modifications to the original recipeI just modified:
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Ingredients
You will need...
Steps
1. As we learn in pastry schools,
2. Combine in a large saucepan the
3.
Cook
Dark Chocolate
andWater
don't love each other : when combined, it ruins theDark Chocolate
. Nevertheless, if you follow the instructions thereafter, everything will be just fine and you shouldn't fear anything2. Combine in a large saucepan the
Sugar
(⅔ Cup or 150 g), theWater
(2 Cups or 452 g) (at room temperature) and theDark Chocolate
( 7 oz or 200 g)3.

on low heat
9. If you see lumps, it's time to mix with an immersion blender (sometimes called 'hand blender')
10. Hermé recommends cooling the sorbet mix, by placing the bowl on a large bowl filled with ice and water
11. This will cool down the sorbet mix quickly
12. While it's cooling down, stir frequently with a rubber spatula
10. Hermé recommends cooling the sorbet mix, by placing the bowl on a large bowl filled with ice and water
11. This will cool down the sorbet mix quickly
12. While it's cooling down, stir frequently with a rubber spatula
Churning |
There are several ice cream makers that you will need to chose from :
Ice Cream Maker with a Freezer Bowl : This ice cream maker has a special bowl, a container that goes into the freezer
Ice Cream Maker with a Compressor : This top of the line ice cream maker chills using a compressor. You don't need neither ice nor bowl : you don't need to remember to freeze anything overnight; when you're ready to make ice cream, just add your ingredients and go
If you are using like me an Ice Cream Maker with a Freezer Bowl, you need to place the bowl and the plastic over into the freezer for
Ice Cream Maker with a Freezer Bowl : This ice cream maker has a special bowl, a container that goes into the freezer
overnight
. Once it's frozen, you put it in your ice cream maker, add your mix, and let the machine stir them until the ice cream is ready.Ice Cream Maker with a Compressor : This top of the line ice cream maker chills using a compressor. You don't need neither ice nor bowl : you don't need to remember to freeze anything overnight; when you're ready to make ice cream, just add your ingredients and go

a few hours
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7 oz Dark Chocolate (200 g)
⅔ Cup Sugar (150 g)
2 Cups Water (452 g)
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