Lemon Mint Sorbet
Lemon Mint Sorbet is a dessert that serves 8. One serving contains 263 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat. For $1.12 per serving, this recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. 3 people were glad they tried this recipe. A mixture of mint leaves, kosher salt, lemon juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and fodmap friendly diet. With a spoonacular score of 14%, this dish is rather bad. Lemon-Mint Sorbet, Papaya-Mint Sorbet, and Pomegranate and Mint Sorbet are very similar to this recipe.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 large lemon zest
- 1.5 cups mint leaves
- 1.5 cups lemon juice
- 0.5 cup limoncello
- 0.125 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- 1
Pour the water, sugar and lemon zest into a pot over medium high heat until the sugar has completely dissolved, stirring occasionally.
- 2
Remove from heat, stir in the mint and set aside.
- 3
As the simple syrup steeps, whisk together the lemon juice, limoncello and salt.
- 4
Pour into the minted simple syrup and allow to cool completely. Chill for at least 3 hours, but preferably overnight.
- 5
Once the liquid has chilled, pour it into the frozen base of your ice cream maker, cover with the lid and churn for 20-30 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
- 6
Put the base into the freezer for another hour or two to harden as desired.