Thursday, July 3, 2008

Watermelon Sorbet

Aubrey's grandmother gave us some watermelon, and someone sent me this recipe for a sorbet. It tastes just like a frozen watermelon with a hint of lime, and it's super easy.

Adapted from Rachel Ray

Ingredients:
5 pounds seedless watermelon, cut into small chunks (6 cups)
1/4 cup sugar
Zest of 1 lime
Pinch salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup

Directions:
Using a blender, puree the watermelon; you will need 4 cups watermelon puree.
In a large saucepan, bring 1 cup watermelon puree, the sugar and lime peel to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves; season with the salt. Pour in the remaining 3 cups watermelon puree, then whisk in the corn syrup until incorporated. Pour the watermelon mixture into a 9-inch metal cake pan and freeze until firm, about 4 hours or overnight.
Let the frozen watermelon soften at room temperature for 5 minutes. Using a butter knife, break up the frozen puree into 2-inch pieces. Transfer the pieces to a food processor in batches and pulse until smooth. Store the sorbet in a freezer-safe container for up to 1 week. Let stand for 5 minutes before scooping.

5 comments:

Jacque said...

Mmmm, it looks so refreshing! Nice job.

Leslie said...

MMM.that looks light and refreshing!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog! The Chocolate Banana wontons are guiltless..unless you eat almost all of them like I did!!!

What's Cookin Chicago said...

This looks great... and once again, great minds think alike! I made a watermelon sorbet on July 4, but used Alton Brown's recipe. It's similar to Rachel Ray's only it calls for vodka instead of corn syrup. :)

CIA-Cooking In An Apron said...

this looks sooo good and refreshing especially for these hot summer months! thanks a million for sharing!!!

Meg said...

It really looks pretty but I'm one to just love eating the watermelon! Was it hard to get all the seeds out? :-)