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38 August/September It’s Your Life Magazine Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 4 large Granny Smith apples (about 1 lb flesh) 1 small ripe pineapple (about 1 lb flesh) 2 to 3 oz raw organic agave nectar 1 Tbsp pectin powder 2 lime juices 1 cup basil leaves, chopped Reserve 4 pretty basil leaves 1 pinch sea salt Procedure Note: Make sure to freeze sorbet machine sleeves at least one day ahead of time. 1. Apples: Slice top off green apple, reserve basil leaf for deco. Insert round cutter a little smaller than the apple into apple body. With Parisian scooper, scoop out apple flesh, save flesh in lemony water, and place cored apples in freezer. 2. Pineapple: Cut top and bottom of pineapple, slice off side skin w serrated knife make sure to cut out the “eyes’. Cut in quarters, then cut core out, and cut flesh into pieces. 3. Place equal amounts of pineapple and apple flesh in high speed blender bowl. Add agave nec- 39 tar, pectin, lime juice, chopped basil and pinch of salt. Blend and store in the freezer until ready to finish sorbet. 4. Pour into ice cream/sorbet machine and freeze according to instructions. Using an ice cream scoop, fill hollowed out frozen apples, add cover, straw over, and add basil leaf. Serve while cold. Chef’s tip: If you do not have access to an ice cream/sorbet machine, you can place the processed fruit puree in a flat container. Freeze overnight and scrape with a fork to make a granita. Chef Alain Braux French Chef by training and a Culinary Nutritionist by passion, Alain, is an award-winning, Amazon best-seller food and health author. I am also a speaker on GMO (genetically modified organisms) issues. AlainBraux.com How to Lower Your Cholesterol with French Gourmet Food: A Practical Guide Chef Alain Braux will not only guide you how to achieve a healthy mind and body but his delicious and nutritious recipes can also help heal the body with joyous food. His book will lead to lower cholesterol, renewed energy and vitality that you thought you lost! Isssue 3 Walking barefoot gives you more antioxidants than any superfood Heather Tubbs 2015 itsyourlifemag.com