When life gives you lemons – make sorbet

One of the first sorbets I ever had was a margarita sorbet…it didn’t have any alcohol in it…that was just the name. I don’t remember exactly how old I was (probably a preteen) or the name of the Austin ice cream shop. I do remember how much I loved the faint taste of lime and the smooth feel of the sorbet. I’ve never found that sorbet again but I found one that I like much better and the taste of tart lemon is perfect! This Lemon Sorbet recipe has a great ratio of lemon to sugar, I like to be able to taste the lemon so I’m always looking for more lemon in recipes.

I started off using a Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt – Ice Cream Maker to make my first batches of sorbet. But I had to buy a few bowls and freeze them to make different flavors. That was okay for a while but I eventually bought a larger Cuisinart Ice Cream and Gelato Maker with a compressor so I could make as many different flavors as I wanted to without having to have so many bowls. (I think Lemon Sorbet tastes best when it’s served with Raspberry Sorbet – the two flavors compliment each other so well!)

I hope you agree that Lemon Sorbet and Raspberrry Sorbet are perfect together! But if you prefer a different combination that’s great too!

Lemon Sorbet

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Ingredients

  

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Instructions

 

• Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, remove from the heat, and cool
• Combine the syrup with the lemon and zest and pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine.
• Freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• After the sorbet is made, transfer to an airtight container. Cover tightly and freeze until ready to serve