Active Time

　　15 minutes

　　Total Time

　　1 3/4 hour

　　The vitamin C tablet in this recipe keeps the apple juice from turning brown.

　　

Ingredients

Makes about 1 1/4 quarts

　　2/3 cup sugar

　　1/3 cup water

　　1 (1,000-mg) tablet vitamin C

　　6 Granny Smith apples (2 2/3 lb), cut into 1-inch wedges

　　

Special Equipment

an electric juice extractor and an ice-cream maker

　　

Step 1

Simmer sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat.

　　

Step 2

Crush vitamin C tablet to a powder with a mortar and pestle or the back of a spoon and place in a 1-quart container that will fit under spout of juicer.

　　

Step 3

Using electric juicer, juice apples into container. Spoon off foam and stir in sugar syrup. Chill, covered, until cold, at least 1 hour.

　　

Step 4

Freeze in ice-cream maker.

　　

Nutrition Per Serving

Each 3/4-cup serving about 167 calories and less than 1 gram fat

　　#### Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet

　　Cooks' notes:

　　·It's not necessary to peel or seed the apples before putting them in the juicer.

　　·Sorbet can be kept, frozen, in an airtight container 1 week.