I have a very nice ice cream maker that I rarely use. Considering that I’m trying to be very healthy in my eating habits, that’s no surprise. I figured, however, that I should try to do something with it.
After freezing the ice cream maker container for several days (it doesn’t take that long, I was indecisive), I poured out some sugar, mixed in a little hot water, some cold, and poured that and the remainder of my peach juice (originally from Welch concentrate) into the ice cream bowl and started the mixer. I wasn’t measuring, since the ingredients weren’t that expensive to toss out if it was really bad. On a whim, part way through I added the contents of a small can (160 mL) of evaporated milk. I ran the mixer awhile and then put the concoction in the freezer.
It turned out surprisingly well. Not too sweet as in previous sorbet attempts (equal parts sugar and water, hah!). Initially the sorbet was a little “fluffy” (from being mixed too long?), so I tasted mostly air, some peach, and a lot of evaporated milk. A few days later, however, it had frozen quite solid and was pretty good. Probably about the same as crushed ice, with some peach juice and evaporated milk on top – but more thoroughly mixed.
It’s fun trying random things – when it turns out anyway.