The flavor! Oh friend, you have to try this Healthy Sugar-Free Berry Sorbet! It marries the flavor of a fruit sorbet with the texture of shaved ice. Made with no refined sugar and with only three ingredients, it is a favorite of both toddlers and adults. The perfect sugar-free sorbet recipe!

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A Fruit Sorbet Recipe with No Refined Sugar

Fruit sorbet is notoriously full of sweetener–lots and lots of sugar. It is essential to get the texture that is sorbet’s signature.

But you can achieve a delicious sorbet without sugar. It might not have exactly the same texture, yet it will retain the same amazing flavor and hit the perfect sweet spot to satisfy your cravings.

This recipe for Healthy Sugar-Free Berry Sorbet is simply frozen applesauce mixed with berries and natural sweetener…but in the perfect amounts to yield a sweet treat that is both good for your health and your tastebuds.

A Healthier Alternative to Shaved Ice

This recipe is also reminiscent of shaved ice. The difference? No refined sugar, food dyes, or artificial flavors. Only pure, natural, healthy goodness.

Can I Substitute Honey for Sugar in Sorbet?

Yes, honey is a perfect substitute for sugar in fruit sorbet. Because honey tends to be sweeter than sugar, start with a small amount of honey and taste-test until you reach the desired sweetness. Another way to enhance the sweetness without sugar is by adding applesauce and other naturally-sweet fruit.

Tools to Make This Sugar-Free Berry Sorbet

All the tools you need to use for this sugar-free berry sorbet recipe:

A blender or food processor. Good quality that can handle chunks of frozen fruit.
A freezer-safe glass storage container with a lid. We love using one like this.
A spatula. For scraping all the delicious puree out of the blender and into the container.

Ingredients for Healthy Sugar-Free Sorbet

3 cups unsweetened homemade applesauce (find our favorite recipe here)
1 cup frozen mixed berries (a combination of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries)
2 Tbsp. raw honey

How to Make Fruit Sorbet with Honey

Follow these steps to make healthy sugar-free fruit sorbet:

In a blender or food processor, puree all ingredients until no lumps remain and honey is evenly distributed throughout the liquid.
Pour the berry applesauce into a freezer-safe glass container.
Freeze for at least four hours.
10 minutes before serving, remove the frozen applesauce from the freezer and set it out to thaw slightly. (This eases scooping.)

Alternatives and Additions to This Healthy Sugar-Free Sorbet Recipe

If you want to up the “good-for-you” factor even more, try adding any of these ingredients to the frozen applesauce before placing in the freezer:

Grass-fed gelatin powder (just a teaspoon or so)
Acai powder
A dash of lemon juice

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Healthy Sugar-Free Fruit Sorbet

Yield: 4 servings

Marrying the flavor of fruit sorbet and the texture of shaved ice, this Healthy Sugar-Free Fruit Sorbet (Frozen Berry Applesauce) is the perfect afternoon snack for both toddlers and adults. No refined sugar. Only three ingredients. The perfect sugar-free sorbet recipe!

Ingredients

3 cups unsweetened homemade applesauce (find our favorite recipe in the notes)
1 cup mixed berries (fresh or frozen), a combination of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries
2 Tbsp. raw honey

Instructions

In a blender or food processor, puree all ingredients until no lumps remain and honey is evenly distributed throughout the liquid.
Pour the berry applesauce into a freezer-safe glass container.
Freeze for at least four hours.
10 minutes before serving, remove the frozen applesauce from the freezer and set it out to thaw slightly. (This eases scooping.)

Notes

We find it easier to "shave" the applesauce with a metal spoon rather than trying to "scoop" it with an ice cream scoop or other such utensil.

Find our favorite recipe for homemade applesauce (no need for peeling!) here. Just make sure not to add any honey or other sweetener.

Additions: If you want to up the "good-for-you" factor even more, try adding any of these ingredients to the frozen applesauce before placing in the freezer:

Grass-fed gelatin powder (just a teaspoon or so)
Acai powder
A dash of lemon juice

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Healthy Sugar-Free Berry Sorbet