Tropical Baobab Sorbet

This delicious tropical sorbet is bursting with sunshine in every spoonful, and it only takes a few minutes to make. Sweet tropical fruits blend beautifully with tangy baobab powder to create a naturally refreshing sorbet that is packed with flavour and gut health buddies.

Rich in vitamin C and fibre, baobab is a remarkable powder that helps to diversify the friendly bacteria in the gut and helps to dial down inflammation and heal the gut lining. It has a wonderful sherbet flavour which gives this sorbet a lovely zing.

My children first tried a baobab and mango combination at the Eden Project in Cornwall and loved it so much that we just had to recreate it at home as a cooling sorbet.

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Tropical Baobab Sorbet

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Prep Time 1

Passive time 10

Total Time 11

Course Puddings, Snacks & Treats

Servings

Calories 100 kcal

Suitable for Special Diet (or adaptable) Dairy-free, Egg-free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Low-sugar, Nut-free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients

100 g Banana (frozen slices)
100 g Pineapple (frozen chunks)
100 g Mango (frozen chunks)
2 tbsp Baobab (powder)

Instructions

Remove the frozen fruit from the freezer and leave it to soften for 10 minutes. This makes it much easier to blend into a smooth sorbet.
Place the banana, pineapple, mango and baobab powder into a high-powered blender.
Blend until thick and smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed. This should take around a minute.
Spoon into bowls and serve straight away while it is beautifully thick and cool.

Notes

For an extra tropical twist, add a squeeze of fresh lime juice before blending. Frozen orange juice also works well as a substitute for one of the ingredients.

If the mixture is too thick to blend, add a tablespoon or two of water or orange juice until it reaches a smooth consistency.

Baobab powder is available from larger health-food shops and online wholefood retailers. Look for pure baobab fruit powder with no added sugar or other ingredients.

Storage: This sorbet can be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months. Take it out of the freezer for 10 minutes before serving to soften up.

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 2mgPotassium: 318mgFibre: 7.5gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 602IUVitamin C: 76mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 0.4mgManganese: 1mgMagnesium: 25mgZinc: 0.2mg

Per serving. Nutrition content in food is never consistent, so take these estimates with a pinch of salt! Also, our recipes tend to use low-GI carbs and sugars, so these values are not directly comparable with shop-bought UPFs.

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