Fruit Sorbet

Dessert queen PHILIPPA SIBLEY shares how to make sorbet at home for the ultimate summer treat.

- Philippa Sibley

The key to making a delicious fruit sorbet is using fresh fruit at its peak. Summer is the perfect time to experiment – there’s plenty of fruit in season to play with, and a bowl of sorbet is always welcome on a hot day. It’s super easy to make your own at home, and so much more rewarding than hitting up the local ice-cream parlour. It’s all about choosing fruit that’s ripe and fragrant, and balancing the quantities of sugar and water: if there’s too much sugar, the sorbet will be too soft and sweet; if there&rsq