Mom’s Super-Easy Avocado Sherbet
Friday, June 8, 2012 at 4:00AM 
By Sandy Hu
When we were growing up in Hawaii, avocados were virtually free. If you didn’t grow them, a neighbor did.
To “put up” extras when we had more than we could eat, my mom created this simple, refreshing avocado sherbet. It takes just four ingredients and a few minutes, and it’s really quite wonderful.
Avocados are high in fat, making sherbet of a creamy-rich consistency. The fat is primarily the “good” fats: monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. And you can feel virtuous about eating avocados; they are a nutritional powerhouse.
You’ll need ripe avocados for this recipe. To select ripe fruit, squeeze gently; fruit should yield to gentle pressure. If avocados aren’t ripe, put them in a brown paper bag along with an apple or banana to hasten the ripening process. Avocados should ripen in two to five days.
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Mom’s Avocado Sherbet
Makes 6 serving.
2 medium fully ripe avocados (6 to 7 ounces each)
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
¾ cup nonfat evaporated milk
1 to 1¼ cups sugar
Halve avocados, pit and spoon flesh into blender jar. Blend, stopping occasionally to scrape the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula. All the avocados will not be pureed. Add lemon juice and milk and blend again until avocados are completely pureed, scraping sides of the blender occasionally. Add 1 cup of the sugar and blend until sugar is incorporated. Taste and add remaining ¼ cup sugar, if needed.
Pour avocado mixture into plastic ice cube trays or plastic container and freeze about 6 hours or until firm. To serve, slide a table knife around the edge of the cubes to loosen and coax them up out of the tray. If frozen in a plastic container, scoop out sherbet using an ice cream scoop. Serve immediately.
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Reader Comments (4)
Hii, Thanks for the great post... Desking systemsi
Thanks!
its look amazing, makes me hungry
Hey that looks delicious! I'm going to have to try that with some Florida Avocados (My favorite). Although I don't live in FL, I get all of my avocados from Farm Tropical. They have the best tropical fruits online, all grown in south florida, and ship fast.
https://farmtropical.com/product/avocado/
I would've never imagined a Avocado sorbet! Give us more! :)
Oh goodness! I could sit here and eat this whole blender full of the avocado puree! It is simply THAT good! In honor of your mother and you Sandy, Little Man and I just made this delightful treat. Now for the patience to wait until it freezes. Thank you for sharing with us.