Black and Blue Berries in Ginger Syrup

Looks yummy doesn’t it? Ice cream is everyone’s delight during summer season for it gets too hot outside. Since last night I have been craving for ice cream after my husband has mentioned about it. He wanted us to get some ice cream but I said no because it was getting late, and now I regretted it, I should have listened. The temperature right now is really hot that it makes me wanna stay inside all day long. Although the AC is always running, but I can still feel the hot from outside though.

Anyway, since I still think about the ice cream , I was looking online for some dessert, and I stumble one of this Black and Blue Berries in Ginger Syrup dessert. This is indeed looks very yummy that is enough for me to drool right now!


Ingredients
2 cups water
2 1/2 cups blackberries, divided
1/3 cup turbinado or granulated sugar
2 (1-inch) pieces peeled fresh ginger, thinly sliced
2 (3-inch) strips lime zest
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 cups blueberries
2 cups lemon sorbet (optional)

Preparation
1. Bring 2 cups water, 1/2 cup blackberries, sugar, ginger, and lime zest to a boil over medium-high heat in a saucepan, stirring just until sugar is dissolved. Boil for 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine strainer set over a bowl; don’t press on solids. Reserve the syrup, discarding the blackberries. Then stir in the lime juice.

2. Add the remaining 2 cups blackberries and blueberries to the syrup. Serve over 1/2 cup lemon sorbet, if desired.
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