Are you ready for all the shopping and prepping for your Thanksgiving dinner? What’s the earliest you’ve woken up to get the turkey in the oven? Seven o’clock? Six o’clock? As busy as we get, we do love preparing a festive Turkey Day celebration for our loved ones.
One challenge that many of us face is pleasing family members with specific dietary concerns — which can make menu-planning quite a puzzle. The good news is that we have more options today than in years past.
Does your niece have a wheat allergy? Grocery store shelves are stocked with alternative flours and gluten-free baking mixes. Trying to watch your cholesterol? Make the mashed potatoes with chicken stock instead of butter, and use a roasting bag to keep the turkey moist without adding fat. Have any vegetarian or vegan relatives coming for dinner? From Tofurky to roast cauliflower, you’re set.
But what about dessert? Why not try something different this year? Something delicious and refreshing. Something light but satisfying.
That something is sorbet. Seriously. Sorbet is more than just a palate cleanser — it’s a delightful dairy-free treat that your whole family will enjoy.
Classic Lemon Sorbet is the perfect ending to a perfect meal. Looking for something a little more exotic? Mango Sorbet is just marvelous, and Passion Fruit Sorbet is quite the crowd-pleaser. For something in between, try Strawberry, or Peach.
If you really want to wow your guests, however, serve up our Chocolate Sorbet. There’s no dairy in this chocolate dream come true, but the texture is so smooth and the dark chocolate flavor so rich, no one will know the difference between it and an old-fashioned, smooth-churned ice cream. Scoop into dessert cups and garnish with fresh berries for a restaurant-quality treat.
Sorbet is indeed fit for the whole family. Better still: There’s little cleanup. Just pop open some pints and grab some spoons. After dinner there will be no pie plates or cake pans to scour — just smiles on the faces of your loved ones showing their appreciation for a Thanksgiving host with the most.
