Description
This simple strawberry sorbet uses just four ingredients to highlight the ripe strawberries! No specialized ice cream maker required!
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, washed, stems removed
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
- 1 tablespoon vodka (optional, see note)
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, make a simple syrup by bringing the water and sugar to a boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar completely, then remove from heat. Let cool completely.
- Once cooled, add the simple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest, the strawberries, and vodka to the food processor. Pulse until smooth and fully combined.
- Pour the mixture into a a 9″ round cake pan or 8×8″ brownie pan and place in the freezer.
- After one hour, stir the mixture with a fork to incorporate the frozen bits from the edges. Continue to stir like this every hour for 4-6 hours, until the sorbet is fully frozen. Consume immediately!
Notes
- Adding 1 tablespoon of vodka helps to keep the sorbet from freezing solid. Because vodka doesn’t freeze, it will help ensure a soft sorbet. You can use unflavored or flavored vodka.
- If left in the freezer overnight, the sorbet will become hard. Just remove from the freezer and leave on the counter for a while before scooping to let it soften up!
