Sugar and plums and everything nice - the epitome of summer.

My favorite part about summer is the endless bounty of stone fruits and I'm lucky enough to have access to a few prolific plum trees at my parents' home. Every year I wait patiently for the plums to arrive, and then suddenly...they arrive...and they arrive in numbers...leaving me inundated more plums than any reasonable human can consume. And so I discovered this super easy plum sorbet - sweet, tart, refreshing - a perfect ending to a summer meal!

Ingredients

• ~15-20 plums, pits removed and chopped into large pieces (skin can stay on)

• ~1 cup sugar (or more or less to your liking)

Instructions

1. Prep your ice cream maker as needed - if you have the Cuisinart Gelateria like me you'll need to freeze the tub overnight or at least ~6 hours.

2. Roughly chop plums, removing pits but keeping skins on.

3. Toss into a blender and puree until smooth. Add a touch of water if needed to blend.

4. Add sugar and taste to your liking, blend again.

5. Pour into ice cream maker and follow instructions for sorbet - for mine I click the "sorbet" button and let it run for ~25-30 minutes.

6. Throw into the freezer to let cool further...or enjoy right away!