Watermelon Sorbet Dessert
Southern

Watermelon Sorbet

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

15
Total Min
0
Cook Min
6
Servings
Easy
Difficulty

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.

Nutrition Facts

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