Icy Sour, Icy Sweet — Lime Sorbet

Last summer we bought a most fabulous ice cream maker and made homemade blueberry sorbet. As I am still on my lime-kick, it was only a matter of time before I had to make lime sorbet.

This ice cream maker has proved to be the most dangerous item in our kitchen. As I type, there are currently in our freezer five ice cream flavors — spiced chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter, rum, and lemon grass — plus the lime sorbet. I come home from work and I am usually faced with the dilemma of which flavor to try. Tonight I had only one on my mind: lime sorbet.

Lots of icy sour, lots of icy sweet, this lime sorbet is actually very easy to make. And while squeezing the juice out of a dozen or so limes sounds like a lot of work (and it isn't actually all that much work, but it is sticky work), it's worth it given the tasty payoff.

Lime Sorbet

2 Cups sugar
2 Cups water
1.5 Cups freshly squeezed lime juice  (a dozen or so limes - use real limes, not concentrate)
1 Tbs finely grated lime zest

Mix water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer without stirring until the sugar dissolves. About 3 -5 minutes.  Cool completely. This simple syrup is the basis for many sorbets.

While the simple syrup is cooking, begin squeezing lime juice. Strain juice to remove pulp. Add zest to the juice. While the syrup is cooling, the juice can be refrigerated.

Combine juice and sryup in ice cream maker and process  until frozen. This can take up to an hour. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and freeze for at least 2 hours to harden.

Comments

[rex]

I suggest chopping up a jalepeno or two and adding it to the lime/sugar mixture in the midst of its simmering. I usually strain them out before I turn the sorbet, but save them, candied jalepeno bits are awesome in their own right.

[Tricia]

I made lime sorbet a few weeks ago, but I added mini chocolate chips - because I'm a firm believer that most things can be made a little bit better with the addition of mini chocolate chips. :^)

[paz&jaz]

Hi me and my bff made this cause we grow imes on our farm and thi is amazing :)

[carpinteyroeukh]

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