Chocolate Sorbet (dark And Dense)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine the water and sugar; place pan over medium heat.
• 2 stir until the sugar dissolves.
• 3 whisk in the cocoa powder and bring mixture to a simmer.
• 4 simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 5 remove pan from heat and pour through a fine strainer into a bowl.
• 6 chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• 7 stir the cool mixture, then freeze in 1 or 2 batches in an ice cream maker by following the manufacturer’s directions.
• 8 when finished, the sorbet will be soft but ready to eat; for firmer sorbet, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze several hours.
• 9 *chocolate espresso sorbet—add 1 teaspoon espresso powder along with the cocoa powder; proceed as directed.
• 10 *chocolate mint sorbet—add ½ teaspoon peppermint extract to the cooled mixture before freezing; proceed as directed.
• 11 *chocolate nut sorbet—add ½ cup chopped toasted pecans or almonds to the machine when the sorbet is semifrozen; allow the machine to mix in the nuts; proceed as directed.