Winter Ale Chocolate Sorbet

• 1 1/2 cups (1 bottle/can) Winter Ale or other beer of choice
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 6 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and black pepper

1. Bring water, sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Once mixture has come to a boil, add beer (mixture will boil up) and return to a boil. Allow to boil for approximately 1 minute, continuing to stir.
2. Add chocolate, vanilla extract, and spices to a blender. Pour hot beer, sugar, and cocoa mixture over the chocolate and allow to sit for 1-2 minutes. Blend on high until completely smooth (about 1 minute).
3. Chill blended mixture in the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight.
4. Process mixture in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Store in freezer to allow to firm up. Sorbet will remain smooth and scoopable up to a week (I can't say how it fares beyond that -- it's never lasted that long around here!)

winter, water, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, salt, semisweet chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon

Taken from food52.com/recipes/20201-winter-ale-chocolate-sorbet (may not work)