fruit sorbet

Icy plant dessert

Fruit sorbet is a frozen dessert made from fruit juice or purée, sugar, and water—no dairy.

The absence of milk or cream distinguishes sorbet from ice cream and gives it a lighter, icier texture.

Common flavors include lemon, raspberry, and mango: We finished with a refreshing mango sorbet.

Related

icy · cooling off · refreshing · raspberry · mango · lemon · scoop · palate cleanser · dessert · tangy · smooth · chilled · summer · berry · citrus · sweet · sugar rush · melon

Categories
Opposites
frozen dessert composition

fruit sorbetice cream

Churned frozen dairy dessert

frozen custard · soft serve · frozen yogurt · milkshake

flavor base

fruit sorbetchocolate ice cream

Frozen cocoa-flavored dairy

vanilla ice cream · dulce de leche

temperature and texture in desserts

fruit sorbetmolten lava cake

Cake with runny interior

crème brûlée · baked Alaska

Family

fruit, sorbet, fruits, fruited, fruiting, fruity, fruitful, fruitless, fruition

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G