Lemon Sorbet
This proven lemon sorbet recipe is as beautiful as it is delicious. You get a balanced mix of sweet and tart from the first bite.
The beauty of sorbets with acidity, like lemon and lime, is that you can serve them as an appetizer, between courses, or as a dessert. I love to serve these between courses to cleanse the palette. Here I spooned the sorbet into pretty Ice Shot Glasses for an added wow.
This was one of the first dessert recipes I made. I was surprised it had one tablespoon of vodka in the ingredients. I made it, and it was the best sorbet I had ever had. Then one time, I made it without. It was then that I learned one of my first lessons on food science.
The alcohol in vodka prevents the sorbet from forming solid ice. This is what gives the sorbet a beautiful texture (mouth-feel). I use a tablespoon in every sorbet flavor I make, including chocolate!
Lemon Sorbet
Ingredients
- 2 tsp lemon zest from fresh lemons
- ½ cup lemon juice fresh squeezed from 3 large lemons
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 tbsp vodka
Instructions
- Grate 2 tsp lemon zest from 3 large lemons.2 tsp lemon zest
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the zest with lemon juice, water, sugar, and vodka. Mix until the sugar has dissolved.½ cup lemon juice, 1 ½ cups water, 1 ½ cups sugar, 1 tbsp vodka
- Place in the coldest part of your refrigerator until 40 °F
- Pour the cold mixture into the ice cream/sorbet maker and churn 40 minutes or until set.
- Serve or place in a freezer-proof container and place in the freezer until ready to serve.
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De Froid Tip: Ice Shot Glasses
Look at these pretty serving vessels for sorbet! The secret is they are both easy and fun to make. All you need is a shot glass silicone mold and your imagination.
The picture below was from a summer food-tasting party. I cut little slices of strawberries, lemon, and lime and added them to the mold. Then I added a few baby sprigs of thyme and small mint leaves. I had these ingredients on hand from the recipes I served at the party. Then I filled them with distilled water and froze them. Easy peasy.
I get excited going through my drawer filled with molds. Use your imagination and creativity and design fun ice shot glasses that will make memorable moments for the humans in your life.
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