Rhubarb and Star Anise Sorbet

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    8hrs 15mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    278

This brilliantly pink homemade sorbet is perfect for a dinner party. You can swap the vodka for gin or leave out the alcohol altogether. For a fantastic shade of pink use pink forced rhubarb.

recipe updated 20 Mar. 2026

Ingredients

  • Rhubarb icon
    Rhubarb
    700 g
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    140 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    75 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • Star anise pod icon
    Star anise pod
    2
  • Glucose syrup icon
    Glucose syrup
    3 tablespoons
  • Vodka icon
    Vodka
    1 tablespoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Glass thermoresist blender - cooking chef xl
  • kCook icon Plastic container

Step preview

  1. Fit the Stir Tool
  2. Add the ingedients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  3. Cook until the rhubarb softened - 10 minutes, 100ºC, speed Stir 3
  4. Remove the bowl from the machine and let cool
  5. Once cool, remove the star anise pods
  6. Transfer the rhubarb mixture into the Blender attachment
  7. Blend until smooth - 1 minute, speed 5
  8. Then add the next ingredients
  9. Pulse until combined
  10. Pour the sorbet into a plastic container and cover with a lid
  11. Chill in the fridge until cold
  12. Freeze overnight
  13. Serve
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