Lemon Sorbet

 

I bought a lot of lemons so was excited to try this recipe. It is delicious and refreshing. All my girls love this recipe. I only zest 2 lemons.

 lemon sorbet – smitten kitchen (~modified from David Lebovitz’s book the Perfect Scoop)

Ingredients

·        2 1/2 cups (590 grams) cold water, divided

·        1 cup granulated sugar

·        2 lemons

·        1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

Directions

1)     In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of the water, all of the sugar, and the finely grated zest of your lemons (zested 2 lemons). Heat, stirring, until the sugar has completely dissolved, usually right before it begins to simmer. Add remaining 2 cups cold water and chill this mixture completely.

2)     Stir in 1 cup lemon juice into the chilled lemon zest/sugar mixture.

3)     Freeze mixture in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.