Sunday, July 05, 2009

Watermelon Sorbet

Watermelon SorbetWe have a Cold Stone near our house and it calls to me. My favorite treat they make is their Dulce de Leche with French Vanilla, caramel, cinnamon, honey and then I add macadamias sprinkled on top. Oh how good it is.

But another close second is their watermelon sorbet which is truly wondrous. I tried making it myself and had pretty good results. Sorbet is so easy to make you don't even need an ice cream maker to whip up a batch.

Perfect for this picnicking weekend.

Oh, and I saw a note that said you could replace the corn syrup in the recipe with sweetened condensed milk as a slightly different treat.

5 pounds seedless watermelon, cut into small chunks (6 cups)
1/4 cup sugar
grated peel of 1 lime
pinch salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup

Using a blender, puree the watermelon to make four cups of fruit blend. Then, in a large pot, 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. Pour the watermelon mixture into a shallow plastic bowl 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.

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10 comments:

Kathy G said...

I'm a fan of sorbet, but I usually just end up freezing chunks of watermelon on a pizza sheet. All summer long you can find a bag of frozen watermelon at my house!

Lori said...

This is a great idea. We only have one melon eater in the house so what a great way to use all of the watermelon!

Anonymous said...

With a daughter who has a milk allergy, we've been looking for a sorbet recipe for ages! This is great!

J said...

I love sorbet. I don't think I've tried watermelon sorbet, though. Sounds so refreshing!

Madeline said...

I love sorbet. And, watermelon sounds super yum!

Maddy said...

We had a scrumdiddliumptious watermelon this weekend. My son said it tasted like a sponge. Maybe this is the way to get over the texture issue?
Cheer

Janell said...

mmmmm....this looks really good. I love watermelon.

Unknown said...

I made this. Delic but a pain to get out of the container. So refreshing, though!

Chrissy said...

This looks yummy! as soon as it stops raining around here I'll try it. Thanks!

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It looks delicious to me, i must try this at home as i m a big fan making such thing of my own without any intervention of my mum.