Description
Enjoy the refreshing and tangy taste of homemade Lemon Sorbet with this easy recipe. Perfect for a light and citrusy dessert on a hot day!
Ingredients
Scale
Syrup:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
Sorbet Mixture:
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 4–5 lemons)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup (optional)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare Syrup: In a saucepan, heat sugar and water until sugar dissolves. Let cool.
- Mix Ingredients: Combine lemon juice, zest, syrup, corn syrup, and salt in a bowl. Chill for 1 hour.
- Churn Sorbet: Pour mixture into ice cream maker and churn for 20–25 minutes.
- Freeze: Transfer to a container and freeze for 2–3 hours before serving.
Notes
- Enhance flavor with extra zest or limoncello.
- If no ice cream maker, freeze in a dish, stirring occasionally until smooth.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Freezing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
