Peach Sherbet – a creamy, delicious, velvety smooth fresh peach dessert – made with only two ingredients right in your blender!
Two ingredients … that’s it … and no need for an ice cream maker – seriously! This super simple Peach Sherbet is made in a blender. Serve immediately as soft-serve or freeze for an ice cream like consistency. It’s as smooth as velvet and tastes like peach cobbler. It’s dreamy and creamy and unbelievably delicious. The key to making it spectacular is using super ripe, juicy, fresh fragrant peaches.
Sherbert, Sherbet or Sorbet?I’m familiar with the terms sherbert and sorbet, but I never knew there was also sherbet. After researching the subject I found most agree sherbert and sherbet are the same thing, thus the terms are interchangeable. Sherbet is just an alternate spelling of sherbert. But I also found other definitions and descriptions:Sherbert – a frozen dessert made of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or gelatin.Sherbet – an American term for a frozen dessert like sorbet, but containing a small amount of milkfat, generally 1-3%. Anything more (above 3%) is considered ice cream (source).(Sounds like sherbert to me!)Sorbet – refers to a frozen dessert made from sweetened water with flavoring (typically fruit juice or fruit puree, wine or liqueur), with little or no dairy. (source)Call it sherbert or sherbet – either way it’s still a wonderful fruity dessert, perfect on a hot summer day!
No kidding – just two ingredients – frozen sliced peaches and sweetened condensed milk. That’s it! Peel fresh ripe peaches over a bowl or large baking sheet lined with wax paper. Slice the peaches and flash freeze the pieces along with any juice that has accumulated.
If freezing the peaches for longer than 4 hours, be sure to put them in a freezer bag or sealed container to prevent freezer burn. To make the sherbet place the frozen peaches in a heavy duty blender and add the sweetened condensed milk.
Sweetened condensed milk adds just the right amount of sugar and milk to create a super creamy consistency.
We have a Ninja Blender that is worth every single penny we paid for it. We’ve blown through a new blender about once every two years … until we bought this one. It has a small blade that fits on single serve cups too – great for morning breakfast smoothies! Mix, drink and go in one cup.
After a few minutes we have Peach Sherbet!
Serve immediately or freeze for later. It’s wonderful both ways. Also love my new insulated 1.5 quart ice cream storage container! No freezer burn – yeah 🙂
We are smitten with this delicious concoction. It’s not overly sweet and the peach flavor is front and center. I can’t image how incredible this would be on top of a peach crisp or cobbler.
My husband already started asking me about making this sherbet with other fruits. I was thinking apricots may be wonderful too. Blueberries? Strawberries? The possibilities are endless!
I don’t care what we call it – sherbet or sherbert – It’s just peach velvet to me.
TIPS FOR PICKING THE BEST PEACHES:
- Select peaches that are firm with no shriveled skin;
- The peaches should be very fragrant;
- The fruit should be slightly soft when gently squeezed;
- Check for bruises and avoid damaged fruit;
- Color is a good indicator of great fruit, pick those with deep, rich hues;
- Large peaches have the most sugar, select medium to large peaches;
- Buy local if you can. These peaches have spent less time traveling and more time on the tree to ripen!
Don’t forget to PIN for later!
Peach Sherbet
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Peach velvet - smooth, sweet and creamy - made with only two ingredients!
Course: Dessert, Sherbet
Ingredients
- 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 5 or 6 large medium ripe peaches, peeled, sliced and frozen
Instructions
Peel fresh peaches over a parchment paper lined baking sheet to catch the juice. Slice the peaches and freeze (and any accumulated juice) in a single layer on the parchment lined baking sheet until frozen, about 4 hours.
- Add the peaches and sweetened condensed milk to a blender and puree until the peaches are the consistency of soft serve ice cream. This can be done in batches if needed.
- Serve immediately or freeze in an airtight container for an ice cream consistency.
Recipe Notes
(recipe adapted from Martha Stewart)
This recipe is only as good as the peaches used to make it. With only two ingredients, the peach flavor will be best with super ripe, juicy peaches. If using store-bought frozen peaches, be sure they have good flavor for best results.
I try not to be too effusive when writing about recipes because not everybody likes the same foods and we all have different tastes. But trust me on this one, you have to make this sherbet. It is amazing and you’ll feel all peachy and happy inside. I really think you’ll love it as much as we do!
I hope you have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by!
Tricia
Hmmmm, was just thinking….. you said one could also use store bought frozen fruit, so, that got my brain going haywire, because of the ENDLESS delicious combinations!! I know I have bags of strawberry/banana, mixed berries, & I believe a bag of peach/mango/pineapple, and also a bag of peach/mango/strawberry!! Ooooooh, I am going to have SOOOOOO much fun with this!! LOL Thank you for the inspiration!! ???? My family is gonna have a GREAT summer, which basically started awhile ago here in FAAAABULOUS Las Vegas, NV! ????
Tastes nothing like sorbet, tastes like peach flavored sweetened condensed milk. Was horrible.
Hi Cassie – I am so sorry you disliked this recipe. It is actually a sherbet – not sorbet so it is supposed to be more creamy than fruity/icy. Since there are only two ingredients the only thing I can think of is that maybe your peaches were not at their prime? We loved this and could not believe how delicious it was with just two ingredients. All our recipes are tested and shared with taste testers. Everybody loved it especially with how easy it is to make. Again I am so sorry you had a bad experience but hope you will come back again! We strive to please our readers with recipes you can enjoy. I apologize that you gave us a try and had a bad outcome. Thanks again for your feedback.
Well like my brother-in-law says “that’s why there’s so many different kinds of toilet paper”.
I added a teaspoon of cinnamon delicious.
That is brilliant Marilyn! Thanks for sharing 🙂
How many peaches did you use?
Hi Betty – I used about 5 or 6 larges peaches. Hope you give it a try – it couldn’t be easier!
Do you have to peel them?
Hi Emily – I peeled them for a smoother sherbet – but if you don’t want to they may blend up a little chunkier – which would be okay too!
My blender cannot handle this recipe… Am I okay to thaw the peaches of will it mess up the texture??
Hi Abigail. I think you can use fresh peaches and freeze it until firm and it will taste wonderful. If you want to thaw frozen peaches and blend them semi-soft I think that would work fine too. The frozen peaches work best if you want to eat it immediately like soft serve. Enjoy!
Looks delicious! and just two ingredients too! I am going to make this and I might even try it with strawberries! I enjoyed visiting your site!<br /><br />check out my blog sometime, recent post; making Vanilla Ice Cream!<br />Michael<br /><br />http://michaelswoodcraft.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/vanilla-ice-cream-2/
Can you use regular 2% milk?
Hey Skylar – I think you could use milk – just start off with a small amount. You may need to sweeten it with honey or other sweetener of your choice to make it taste more like ice cream and less like a smoothie. Sweetened condensed milk is pretty thick which really helps with the velvety texture of this dessert. Good luck!
It does look incredibly creamy and delicious! I can imagine all of the wonderful fruit flavored sherbets that could be made this way depending on the season. What a great idea, Tricia!
If you wanted to make Strawberry or Blueberry or any other flavor how much fruit would you need?
I can hardly wait to make this, however, it’s only May and living in Chicago we won’t get peaches till
well into summer. But, “good things come to those who wait”.
Hi Carol – I would use equal amounts of whatever fruit you have. Strawberries would be good but you may want to strain the seeds from the pulp first. Also blueberries may not work as well because of the skin. Any stone fruit with soft flesh will be better. I always wait until peach weather is here before making this, unless I have good, juicy, ripe peaches in the freezer 🙂
Growing up when we were sick my mom used to give us the orange, green and pink sherbet. It was so good. but this looks like way better! Just tried some chocolate ice cream made similar to this. Love this no ice cream maker stuff!
that is one amazing and easy way to make sherbet. Why havent I done it before then?? Love learning new things especially when I know my boys will love it
Yummy Tricia, I think I would like to make this one with mangos! Great idea and so easy, it's our kind of recipe! <br />Have a great week! xxoo Anna and Liz
With condensed milk…? I think I have a can in my pantry! Thanks, your sorbet looks very very delicious, Tricia!<br /><br />ela h.<br />Gray Apron
OH MY!!! 😀 I can see the "happy inside!" LOL
No fair!!! This sounds great but I can't have milk. Please tell me I can still make it with a subsitute. Thanks for the recipe because if there's no sub, I will make it for someone else.
Then make SORBET tast good and takes NO milk or dairy. It’s simple to make also…..
Hi Tricia, oh my goodness! I will be making this. I do not have an ice cream maker and this sherbet sounds so easy to make. Looks delicious!
It's unbelievable how easy this is and so tasty 🙂
Just beautiful, Tricia! I am longing for a Vitamix, it looks like it's magic!<br />
I just used my Ninja blender Sue – so easy!
Perfect timing for this! It's just about time for those ripe juicy peaches to be showing up at the market. I love that it's so easy too. 🙂
Easy is good and this is great sherbet!
I just love sweetened condensed milk…and love how easy this sherbet is! Looks lusciously delicious!
We are fans of sweetened condensed milk too – love the list of ingredients – milk and sugar. Perfect!
Eagle Brand does make some wonderful ice cream. I can't wait for our local peaches to arrive so I can give this a try.
You're going to love it Karen!
DELICIOUS! And just two ingredients…awesome!
Thanks Angie – have a great week!