1¼ cup sugar
1¼ water
6-7 cups fresh seedless watermelon chunks (about half of the melon)
3 tbsp. fresh lime juice (approximately 3 1/2 medium-sized limes)
DIRECTIONS: In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved (do not stir). Place in a bowl to completely cool.
Put the watermelon chunks and the lime into a blender or food processor. Pulse about 20 times to chop the melon and then process until the watermelon is completely pureed. Press the watermelon through a fine mesh strainer to remove the seeds and any extra pulp. Combine with the cooled sugar syrup. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Pour the watermelon mixture into the freezer bowl of your ice cream maker (I recommend the Cuisinart Automatic Frozen Yogurt Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker, as it’s what I use and it hasn’t failed me yet). Mix until the sorbet has thickened, approximately 25-35 minutes. The sorbet will have soft serve texture. You can enjoy right away or put the sorbet into an airtight container and place in the freezer until firm for about 2 hours. Enjoy!
5 comments:
this looks so yummy! i want to try it asap. okay one question - what's the deal with the "do not stir" part? you literally poured the sugar into the water and didn't stir/mix it once? or just don't stir after you bring to a boil?
Corrine! You're gonna love this stuff! Honestly, I don't know the reasoning behind not stirring, but ya, I didn't stir it. Kinda weird but it turned out awesome!
Do you think it could be made without the sorbet maker? I don't have one and I'd love to try it.
Sierra, I think you totally could! I think you'd just need to make sure you take it out of the freezer ever 20 minutes or so to stir it so ice crystals don't form. Let me know if you try it. I'd be curious to find out how it turned out. Good Luck!
This was delicious! Thanks for sharing Aubrey!
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