sorbet vs. ice cream

sorbet vs. ice cream: What's the difference?

Sorbet and ice cream both refer to frozen desserts, but they are made with different ingredients. Sorbet is usually dairy-free, and is typically made with sweetened frozen fruit juice or fruit or vegetable purée. Ice cream contains cream or milk and butterfat, and sometimes eggs.

sorbet

noun

  1. a frozen dairy-free dessert made with sweetened fruit juice or purée.

  2. a tart or slightly sweet frozen fruit or vegetable purée, served either between courses to cleanse the palate or as a dessert.

    a refreshing beet sorbet.

ice cream

noun

  1. a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.