Pineapple Anise Sherbet Recipes

Steps:

• In a small heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add the pineapple, sugar, water or pineapple juice, lemon juice and zest. Stir just until sugar melts. Let cool to room temperature.
• Transfer pineapple mixture to a food processor, with 1 cup buttermilk. Puree until smooth. With the motor running, gradually add remaining buttermilk, until smooth and well blended.
• Pour into a freezer-safe dish and place in the freezer. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Eat and enjoy!

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Cover and freeze for 1 hour. Stir; return to freezer for at least 2 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Make sorbet:
• Bring sugar, water, and star anise to a boil over moderately high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer syrup 5 minutes. Cool, then discard star anise.
• Peel 1 pineapple half, reserving rind, then core and cut into 1-inch chunks.
• Squeeze juice from rind with your hands into a blender and add chunks. Purée at high speed until very smooth, about 1 minute. Stir purée into syrup and chill, covered, until very cold, about 4 hours.
• Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 1 hour.
• Roast pineapple:
• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• Peel remaining pineapple half but do not core. Trim ends and cut remainder crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Brush some butter on a baking sheet, then arrange pineapple in 1 layer over it and brush with rest of butter.
• Roast pineapple slices in middle of oven until undersides are browned (tops will only color slightly), 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and turn slices over. Cool on baking sheet on a rack to room temperature.
• Assemble dessert:
• Arrange 3 slices of roasted pineapple on each of 4 plates and top with sorbet.

Steps:

• Bring water, sugar, and anise seeds to a boil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in Pernod (if using). Cool syrup to room temperature, about 1 hour, then pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
• While syrup cools, cut enough pineapple into 1-inch chunks to measure 5 1/4 cups (reserve remainder for another use), then purée pineapple in 3 batches in a blender at high speed until very smooth, about 1 minute per batch. Stir purée and lemon juice into cooled syrup until combined well, then chill, covered, until very cold, about 4 hours.
• Freeze in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients; stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour into an 8-in. square dish. Cover and freeze 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until mixture begins to harden. , Stir; freeze 3-4 hours longer or until firm, stirring occasionally. To use, remove from freezer 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it for 5 minutes, or until it is reduced to 1/2 cup. Let the sugar syrup cool completely. In a bowl whisk together the pineapple purée, the sugar syrup, the milk, the lemon juice, and pinch of salt. Chill the mixture until it is cold and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve the sherbet in scoops on dessert plates garnished with the reserved pineapple wedges and the mint.

Steps:

• Puree pineapple chunks in a blender until very smooth and transfer to a bowl. Stir in brown sugar and rum. Stir in cream. Pour sherbet into a metal dish and freeze for about 3 hours.