Watermelon Sorbet

Fresh watermelon blended with sugar and lemon into a refreshing sorbet.

Ingredients

• 4.00 cup seedless watermelon cubed
• 0.50 cup sugar
• 0.25 cup water
• 2.00 tbsp fresh lime juice
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Make simple syrup by heating sugar and water until sugar dissolves.

2. 2

   Cool completely.

3. 3

   Blend watermelon until very smooth.

4. 4

   Strain through a sieve.

5. 5

   Mix with cooled simple syrup, lime juice, and salt.

6. 6

   Pour into a shallow freezer-safe dish.

7. 7

   Freeze 2 hours.

8. 8

   Scrape with a fork to break up crystals.

9. 9

   Return to freezer.

10. 10

    Repeat scraping every hour for 4-6 hours until fluffy and granita-like.

11. 11

    Or churn in an ice cream maker for a smoother sorbet.

12. 12

    Serve in chilled bowls.

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