Description
Refreshing lemon sorbet whisks palates through Mediterranean sunshine with zesty, crystal-clear flavors. Cool citrus notes dance gracefully, promising pure pleasure that awakens summer memories in each delightful spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1½ cups fresh lemon juice (about 6–7 lemons)
- 1¼ cups honey
- 1 cup water
Supporting Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest (about 4 lemons)
Instructions
- Harvest fragrant lemon zest from fresh lemons, carefully avoiding the bitter white pith.
- In a medium saucepan, combine lemon zest, honey (340 grams or ), and water (240 milliliters or ) over medium heat.
- Whisk the mixture continuously, ensuring honey dissolves smoothly and prevents scorching.
- Bring the liquid to a rolling boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes, allowing flavors to meld together.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature, approximately 20-25 minutes.
- Squeeze fresh lemons to extract bright, tangy juice (approximately 180 milliliters or ).
- Pour the cooled syrup through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl, removing lemon zest and ensuring a smooth texture.
- Blend the strained syrup with freshly squeezed lemon juice until thoroughly combined.
- For ice cream maker method: Refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours until completely chilled, then churn according to manufacturer’s instructions for 20-25 minutes.
- For manual freezing method: Transfer mixture to a shallow, freezer-safe dish and place in freezer.
- Every hour, remove the dish and vigorously scrape the developing ice crystals with a fork to create a uniform, granular texture.
- Continue freezing and scraping until the sorbet reaches a solid, scoopable consistency, typically 3-4 hours.
- Serve the lemon sorbet immediately in chilled glasses or store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to one week.
Notes
- This zesty dessert requires minimal ingredients and delivers maximum refreshment.
- Choose fresh, ripe lemons for the most vibrant and authentic citrus flavor.
- Chilling the mixture before freezing ensures a smoother, more consistent texture.
- No ice cream maker? No problem! The manual freezing method works perfectly.
- Honey adds natural sweetness and helps prevent overly icy crystallization.
- Strain the mixture to remove zest for a silky-smooth final sorbet.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts, Snacks, Drinks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 231 kcal
- Sugar: 59 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg