Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Sorbet

Name: Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Sorbet
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup very good cocoa powder (recommended Pernigotti); 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups water; 1/4 cup brewed espresso (1 shot); 1 1/2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (recommended Tia Maria)

Submitted by Juenessa

"I saw Ina make this on her Food Network show, the episode was entitled "Weekend Lunch.""

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 3

ingredients

1 cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup very good cocoa powder (recommended Pernigotti)
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₈ teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups water
¹⁄₄ cup brewed espresso (1 shot)
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons coffee liqueur (recommended Tia Maria)

directions

In a large saucepan, mix the sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
Stir in 2 cups water and the espresso.
Cook over low heat until the ingredients are dissolved.
Off the heat, stir in the coffee liqueur.
Transfer to plastic containers and refrigerate until very cold.
Freeze the mixture in an ice cream freezer according to the manufacturer's directions.
The sorbet will still be soft; place it in a plastic container and freeze for 1 hour or overnight, until firm enough to scoop.
**Cook time does not include refrigerating the mixture, making the sorbet in ice-cream maker, or freezing for one hour or up to overnight.

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