Thursday, July 23, 2009

Watermelon-Lime Sorbet

Giving my ice cream maker another workout. Watermelon season is in full-swing, and I was wanting to give a watermelon sorbet a try. The recipe from Epicurious.com I located called for a little lemon juice to brighten the flavor. I thought lime would be better. It was. By far. So instead of the lemon juice, I added the juice and zest of one lime. My frozen treat menu is growing. We won't mention my hips...

Watermelon-Lime Sorbet
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 quarts

8 cups cubed (1 inch) watermelon, seeds and rind discarded
1 cup simple syrup*
grated zest of 1 lime
juice of 1 lime

Puree the watermelon cubes in a food processor. Measure 4 cups of the puree and place in a bowl. Add the simple syrup, lime juice, and lime zest, and stir well. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

*Simple Syrup:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water

Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Cool completely. Store in refrigerator.

Source: Adapted from epicurious.com

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8 comments:

  1. La Table De NanaJuly 24, 2009 at 7:34 AM

    Oh Lori is it as delish as it looks?

    I was just reading ..(I knew) about how much lower in fat sorbets are.. but the difference was huge..
    I have to crank out my machine..this is just too pretty.

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  2. chow and chatterJuly 24, 2009 at 9:01 AM

    wow watermelon icecream

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  3. Mari @ Once Upon a PlateJuly 24, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Lori, this is GORGEOUS! Beautiful photos, and I just love those colors together. So refreshing looking. Excellent! xo ~m.

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  4. AmandaJuly 25, 2009 at 12:46 AM

    That looks so good! I have been trying to find new recipes for watermelon. Now I just need to find me a ice cream maker. Thanks for stopping by my blog this week :)

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  5. suedoJuly 25, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Is it possible to use Splenda to make the syrup?

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  6. Lori (All That Splatters)July 25, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    Suedo, I've seen Splenda Simple Syrup recipes on the web. The proportions were the same (dissolve 1 cup Splenda in 1 cup boiling water - let cool). If you try it, I'd love to hear how it worked for you!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 27, 2009 at 9:20 AM

    Recipe for sorbet calls for 1 cup of simple syrup. The reference to the simple syrup recipe yields 2 cups. Should the sorbet still only use 1 cup of simply syrup or 2 cup of simple syrup?

    thanks

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  8. yeneJuly 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    Now this sounds delicious and its even simple enough that i can make! Thanks :)

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