Sorbet Cocktails

Ah, the love of frozen treats. I wish I could share most people's love and affection for ice cream, sherbets, klondike bars, ice cream cake, and all other forms of ice cream and, the sweet lady of frozen desserts, the sorbet. Alas, I can not. Part of it is due to a mild form of lactose intolerance that I inherited from my mother and the other part of it rests on the fact that most desserts that live in the freezer just aren't very good. Too many ingredients, flavors that should have long time been retired, and enough sugar to cause diabetes make up the majority of ice cream selections one finds in the supermarket frozen food aisle.

Years ago, my husband and I bought a Cuisinart ice cream maker that quickly became the best specialty kitchen item we have. Over the years we have made real vanilla bean ice cream, green tea ice cream, espresso ice cream, and Aztec-style spicy chocolate ice cream, all of them with the simple ingredients and half the sugar. Recently, I have gotten more into sorbet. I love the delicate taste of frozen fruit. For someone watching their weight, like me, this is delightful treat because a little goes a long way. With the birth of my daughter,  I have started experimenting with alcohol mixed in with the sorbet. Ooh la la, is it good. Ladies this is great for a special treat for mommy or a dessert that will impress your friends on that much needed girls night out.

My husband, who was born on the big island of Hawaii, had a birthday last Sunday, so this week I made pineapple sorbet with rum. It tasted vaguely like the pineapple drink Disney World sells in adventure land. Yummy!

I Lost My Bikini Top on Kealalekua Beach Pineapple Sorbet

Ingredients

- 1 can of pineapple chunks in pineapple juice (I like Dole, it has pineapple and pineapple juice with  no added sugar)

- 1/4 cup of rum (I like Bacardi white label rum)

Directions

-puree the contents of the can (pineapple chunks and juice) using a food processor

-pour the rum into the ice cream maker

-pour the pineapple puree into an ice cream maker

-start the ice cream maker; it should take about twenty minutes to freeze