Sorbet + Booze: Free Printables

It's time to round out this glorious week of sorbet + booze concoctions with a few free printables!  But first, in case you missed it, be sure to check out all the delicious, refreshing combinations:

Champagne with Grapefruit-Elderflower Sorbet

Gin & Tonic with Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

Bourbon Neat with Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Summer Sangria with Peach-Almond Sorbet

Now that you're (hopefully) drooling, be sure to download this pdf of the recipe cards for all of this week's creations.  Once you make these tasty sorbets, you'll want to give them the packaging they deserve.  I stored mine in some plain white pint containers from Shop Sweet Lulu adorned with simple little labels.

  

Click on each of the labels below to access a high resolution label for download.  Just print at home on some sticker paper and punch out with a circle punch.

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Sorbet + Booze: White Summer Sangria with Peach-Almond Sorbet

Sad, but true:  Today is the last in this week-long series of indulgent sorbet and booze combos.  This one is just in time for a weekend party.  A delicious white sangria perfect for a whole group.

Be sure to check out all the recipes and combinations from this glorious week of sorbet + booze:

Day 1: Champagne with Grapefruit-Elderflower Sorbet

Day 2: Gin & Tonic with Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

Day 3: Bourbon Neat with Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Day 4: Summer Sangria with Peach-Almond Sorbet

WHITE SUMMER SANGRIA with PEACH-ALMOND SORBET


Peach-Almond Sorbet

Ingredients

4 Peaches

10 Almonds

1/2 cup Club Soda

1/2 tsp Almond Extract

1 tbsp Vodka*

2 tsp Simple Syrup

Directions

In a food processor, combine and puree peaches and almonds.

Stir together puree mixture, club soda, almond extract, vodka, and simple syrup.

Freeze in ice cream maker according to directions.

*In this case, the vodka serves a very practical purpose.  It allows the sorbet to keep a nice, slushy texture without freezing into an unmanageable block of ice.

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Sangria

Ingredients

1 peach

1 bottle chilled White Wine

1/2 cup Brandy

1 cup Club Soda

1 tbsp Sugar

Peach-Almond Sorbet

Directions

Thinly slice peach and submerge in 1/4 cup of brandy and allow to soak for at least 30 minutes.

In a glass pitcher or bowl, dissolve sugar in other 1/4 cup of brandy.

Add white wine.  Top off with club soda.  Add peaches. Stir.

Serve in a rocks glass with two scoops of peach almond-sorbet.

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Sorbet + Booze: Bourbon Neat with Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Day 3 in this week dedicated to sorbet and booze combinations.  Today's is the perfect night cap.  A bourbon straight-up with a slightly spicy, decidedly refreshing scoop of ginger-lime sorbet.

Be sure to check out all the recipes and combinations from this glorious week of sorbet + booze:

Day 1: Champagne with Grapefruit-Elderflower Sorbet

Day 2: Gin & Tonic with Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

Day 3: Bourbon Neat with Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Day 4: Summer Sangria with Peach-Almond Sorbet

BOURBON NEAT with GINGER-LIME SORBET


Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Ingredients

1 tbsp fresh grated Ginger

Zest of 1 Lime

Juice of 1 Lime

2 cups Water

3/4 cup Sugar

2 tbsp Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur*

Directions

Peel ginger with a vegetable peeler and grate over saucepan.  Add lime zest, lime juice, water, and sugar.

Stirring frequently, bring to a boil over medium-high heat.  Allow to boil for 10 minutes.

Chill until cool.

Add ginger liqueur.

Freeze in ice cream maker according to directions.

*Not only does the liqueur add a delicious but subtle flavor, a little alcohol in the sorbet ensures a slushier texture that won't freeze into an unmanageable block of ice.

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Cocktail

Ingredients

1 shot Bourbon

1 splash Water

1 scoop Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Directions

Add splash of water to shot of bourbon in rocks glass.  Serve with scoop of sorbet.

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Sorbet + Booze: Gin and Tonic with Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

I'm back with Day 2 of a week of sorbet + booze concoctions. Today's drink is a classic with a bit of a twist.

Be sure to check out all the recipes and combinations from this glorious week of sorbet + booze:

Day 1: Champagne with Grapefruit-Elderflower Sorbet

Day 2: Gin & Tonic with Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

Day 3: Bourbon Neat with Ginger-Lime Sorbet

Day 4: Summer Sangria with Peach-Almond Sorbet

GIN and TONIC with CUCUMBER-LIME SORBET

Cucumber-Lime Sorbet

Ingredients
1 Cucumber
2 cups Water
3/4 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Vodka*
Juice of 1/2 Lime

Directions

Peel and cut cucumber in half lengthwise and spoon out and discard the seeds. Finely shred one half and grate the other half of the cucumber. Combine sugar, water, and grated cucumber in a saucepan.  Stirring frequently, dissolve sugar in water over medium-high heat to create a cucumber-infused simple syrup.   Once dissolved, allow simple syrup to stand for 5 minutes, and then strain into a bowl. Chill mixture until cool

Stir in the lime juice, vodka, and finely shredded cucumber. Freeze in ice cream maker according to directions.

*In this case, the vodka serves a very practical purpose.  It allows the sorbet to keep a nice, slushy texture without freezing into an unmanageable block of ice.

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Ingredients
2 scoops Cucumber Lime-Sorbet
1 part Gin
3 parts Tonic

Directions Stir gin and tonic together in a Collins glass and drop in two scoops of sorbet. Garnish with a slice of cucumber.

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