Description
This homemade strawberry sorbet recipe is a refreshing and fruity dessert made with fresh strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and a simple syrup. It is a perfect treat for warm days, combining the natural sweetness of strawberries with a hint of tartness from lemon juice, resulting in a smooth and slightly textured sorbet. The recipe requires chilling and freezing to achieve the ideal consistency, making it a delightful and easy frozen dessert to prepare at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit
- 4 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
Sweeteners and Flavoring
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 cup water
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare Strawberries: Rinse and hull the strawberries, slicing them in half to prepare for blending.
- Blend Ingredients: Blend the strawberries with granulated sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice until mostly smooth, leaving some small chunks for texture.
- Make Simple Syrup: In a saucepan over low heat, combine the granulated sugar and water, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved to create a simple syrup.
- Combine Mixture: Mix the simple syrup into the strawberry blend along with a pinch of salt, stirring to combine evenly.
- Chill Mixture: Refrigerate the combined mixture for at least 2 hours to chill thoroughly.
- Freeze Sorbet: Pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and churn until firm, or alternatively pour into a shallow dish and freeze until firm, about 3-4 hours.
Notes
- For a smoother sorbet, you can blend the mixture for longer to break down all chunks.
- If you don’t have an ice cream maker, stir the mixture every 30 minutes during freezing to improve texture.
- Add fresh mint or basil for a herbal twist.
- Adjust sugar amount depending on the sweetness of your strawberries.
