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This homemade strawberry sorbet is simple to make and very refreshing.
Happy Friday! I can’t believe I made it through the week!
I’ve been a little lazy this week and it feels I haven’t done much! Well things like that happen, so I’m hoping to be back to normal next week!
I’m a little busy baking Easter breads this weekend, because it is Greek Easter on Sunday!
But in the mean time, I have a pretty easy, sweet and delicious recipe for a homemade strawberry sorbet.
To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of frozen desserts, I do prefer chocolate and cake.
But lately, I’ve been starting to make ice cream more often.
My husband loves all sorts of ice cream, so this sorbet made him happy.
The idea for this sorbet came to me while I was looking through the book “The Slanted Door Charles Phan Modern Vietnamese Food“, which was given to me by a friend for my birthday.
Charles Phan is a Vietnamese chef, who owns restaurants in San Francisco. Definitely planning to visit The Slanted Door Restaurant on my next trip to San Francisco.
And the book includes some of his amazing recipes, so I really enjoyed it.
For the sorbet, I used fresh strawberries and my Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker.
It does not take a long time to make, just around 40 minutes, but I recommend that you chill the sorbet mixture for at least 2 hours, before adding it to the ice cream maker.
And if you are using an ice cream maker or ice cream bowl for Kitchen Aid, make sure you chill these bowls properly, following the manufacturer’s instructions.
This recipe makes around 3 pints of sorbet.
Homemade Strawberry Sorbet
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pounds whole fresh strawberries, (3 pints)
- 1 3/4 cups sugar, (could be reduced to 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup lemon juice, (from about 1 large lemon)
- pinch of salt
- sliced strawberries for garnishing
- mint leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Wash strawberries and let them dry. In a medium saucepan over medium heat combine sugar and water and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Let it cool to room temperature. Add lemon juice and salt and stir.
- Place strawberries and syrup in a large bowl and using an immersion blender blend until smooth. Alternatively work in batches and blend in a blender.
- Strain mixture through a fine mesh strainer. Cool in an ice bath or in the fridge.
- Following the directions of your ice cream maker, freeze sorbet until it resembles soft serve ice cream. Transfer to a container and freeze until firm.
- Scoop sorbet into small bowls and garnish with mint leaves.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This sorbet is gorgeous! I love strawberries – definitely my favourite fruit to eat! 😀 This would make the perfect summer dessert! Thanks for sharing, Mira and happy weekend!
So so glad it’s Friday too. Hope you have a wonderful weekend and Easter! This strawberry sorbet is gorgeous! Frozen treats are my favorite especially when they are fruity! Love how refreshing this looks!
Thanks so much Kelly! Have a great weekend, too!
What a gorgeous sorbet, Mira! I’ve been obsessed with strawberries lately and this looks like a perfectly refreshing spring dessert!
Thanks girl!!!
Oh I could go for that strawberry sorbet right now. Too bad I broke my ice cream machine… Ugh! 🙁
OMG, not good! I just recently got hooked with my ice cream machine, but really move it 🙂
So refreshing, love the color of this sorbet Mira! Pinned!
I adore ALL desserts – cake, dairy free ice cream, sorbet, I love them all! And Mira, this strawberry sorbet is gorgeous – love the color and it looks so creamy! YUM!
Thanks Shashi! I’m the same way 🙂
So I’m not a really big dessert person, but I really love sorbets! They’re just light and refreshing enough for me as an after dinner palate cleaners – and strawberry is one of my favorite flavors! Phan’s book sounds very interesting, I’ll have to pop on over to Amazon and check it out! Pinned for sure!
Yeah, sorbets are the best! I think you’ll like the book, not many recipes, but I love the story and pictures 🙂
I’m so excited about strawberries coming into season – and this sorbet looks like a silky smooth delicious way to use them!!
Wow, thank you so much for the inspiration!!! I love sorbets and yours looks so gorgeous and the photos are just fantastic! Thank you for sharing!
xoxo
Lara
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This sorbet looks so good Mira! The photos are gorgeous as always. My week has been blah too so I feel yea. I hope you have a wonderful Easter with your loved ones. Pinned! 😉