Banana/pineapple Tropical Sorbet

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Title: BANANA/PINEAPPLE TROPICAL SORBET
Categories: Low-fat, Desserts
Yield: 4 servings

1 Pineapple
2 Chopped bananas
3 tb Sugar
1 c Plain nonfat yogurt
1 tb Honey

Because this sorbet is frozen in the pineapple shell,
you must cut out the flesh according to the following
special method. First, slice off the top, just at the
point where the edges begin to straighten. Now stand
the pineapple up on its bottom end. Insert a long,
thin-bladed knife into the exposed flesh, next to the
pineapple's outer skin. Push the knife in tin the
entire length of the pineapple, stopping just above
the bottom - CAREFUL - you don't want to penetrate
through the bottom. Cut in a circle around the edge
just inside the skin. You've now created a long
cylinder of pineapple flesh that's connected to the
shell only at the bottom.

To separate the bottom of this fruit cylinder, insert
the knife into the side of the pineapple, about 1 inch
from the bottom. Without enlarging the hole that is
the knife's entry point into the fruit, fan the blade
back and forth, cutting through the inside fruit
cylinder in a large "V". Repeat this procedure on the
opposite side. Now the long, central p pineapple
cylinder is free.

Invert the pineapple over a bowl to catch the juice.
Plunge a fork into the pineapple cylinder's top end
and, with firm determination, pull it out into the
bowl. Remove the tough central core of the fruit by
cutting the cylinder into quarters and then trimming
off the center strip of eac each piece. Remove any
"eyes".

Roughly chop the remaining pineapple flesh and put it
into the bowl with the reserved juice. The rest is
easier!!

Puree pineapple flesh and juice with bananas in food
processor, gradually adding the sugar, yogurt and
honey. Transfer to ice cream maker and process
according to directions. Scoop sorbet into hollowed
out pineapple shell, cover with plastic wrap and
freeze for at least an hour.

To serve: Remove from freezer just before serving.
Slice the pineapple from top to bottom into 6 wedges.

Of course, one needn't go to all that trouble...but
it's a lovely way to present the sorbet. If you don't
want to do it, then skip all the hard part, and just
chop up the pineapple flesh and go from there and
serve directly out of the ice cream maker!! :)

This will also get posted in the low fat topic, as it
only has 1 gm of fat per serving.....

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Jan 10, 1993 WYF.4.LYF [Choc. Queen] at 23:50 EST

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