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lemon mint sorbet in a cup
4.70 from 20 votes

Lemon Mint Sorbet

Prep Time8 minutes
Cook Time27 minutes
Freezing time2 hours
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 8-10 mint sprigs leaves & stems + a few more for decoration, washed
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • ½ cup Meyer lemon juice

Instructions

  • Mix water, sugar and 8-10 mint sprigs, depending on how minty you want the sorbet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat, cover and let steep for 15-20 minutes.
  • Add lemon zest and lemon juice, mix well. Take mint out of the liquid, place it in a sieve, hold the sieve over your liquid mixture and press down with a spoon to get all the juice out.
  • Place liquid in a glass container, cover and chill in the fridge overnight.
  • Pour chilled mixture in an ice cream machine and churn according to the instructions. I have a Cuisinart ice cream maker and it took 35 minutes. Transfer to a freezer safe container until time to enjoy it.
  • Serve immediately or return to freezer.
Course: Dessert, Ice Cream & Sorbets
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to make lemon sorbet, how to make sorbet without ice cream maker, sorbet with less sugar
Author: Silvia Martinez

Notes

If you don’t have an ice cream maker at home, no worries, you can still make this recipe. Just freeze the mixture in a freezer safe container. When frozen, take it out of the freezer and allow it to thaw at room temperature for 10 minutes. Then, break the mixture into pieces, place them in a food processor and mix until soft.