Description
Learn how to make delicious and refreshing Strawberry Sorbet at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for a hot summer day, this dairy-free treat is sure to impress your taste buds!
Ingredients
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For the Strawberry Sorbet:
- 2 pounds fresh strawberries, hulled
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Create Simple Syrup: In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Heat over medium until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Prepare Strawberry Puree: Place strawberries in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds if desired.
- Combine Ingredients: Stir in the cooled simple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt.
- Chill Mixture: Refrigerate the mixture for at least 1 hour.
- Churn Sorbet: Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and churn until thick and slushy.
- Freeze: Transfer the churned sorbet to an airtight container and freeze for at least 4 hours until firm.
- Serve: Scoop and enjoy the cold sorbet!
Notes
- If you don’t have an ice cream maker, freeze the mixture in a shallow pan and stir every 30 minutes until smooth and icy.
- Adjust sweetness by adding more sugar if your strawberries are not very ripe.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: American, European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 24 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
