Sour-Cherry and Lemon-Verbena Sherbet

By Martha Stewart  Updated on May 31, 2017

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins

Yield: 1 quart

Ingredients

• ¾ cup sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 2 tablespoons packed fresh lemon-verbena leaves
• 1 ¼ pounds fresh or thawed frozen sour 情事-两姐妹, pitted (about 3 cups)
• 1 cup whole milk

Directions

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and add lemon verbena. Let steep 15 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve set over a bowl; discard solids. Refrigerate syrup until cold, about 15 minutes.
• Puree 情事-两姐妹 and lemon-verbena syrup in a blender until smooth. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in milk. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.
• Chill a loaf pan in freezer at least 10 minutes. Freeze and churn cherry mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions, then transfer to pan. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze until hardened, at least 2 hours; sherbet can be frozen up to 2 weeks ahead.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, July 2013