Legume Free Classic Lemon Sorbet
Bright, tangy, and impossibly refreshing, this lemon sorbet is the kind of frozen dessert that feels both effortless and impressive. It's built from just a handful of pantry staples — sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, and zest — so there's nothing hidden in the ingredient list to worry about. For anyone navigating legume-free eating, store-bought sorbets and frozen desserts can be surprisingly tricky, with unexpected additives or shared production lines that make label-reading exhausting. This one is made entirely from scratch, so you know exactly what's going into every scoop. The technique is straightforward: a quick lemon-zest syrup gets strained, chilled, and churned until it turns pale, opaque, and perfectly scoopable. A pinch of salt in the base is the quiet secret that makes the citrus flavor pop even brighter. Whether you're serving it as a palate cleanser or a light finish to a summer meal, this sorbet delivers clean, vivid flavor without any of the guesswork.
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6 servings
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (from about 3 lemons)
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 6–7 lemons)
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the sugar, water, and lemon zest in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 3–4 minutes. Do not let the syrup boil vigorously — remove it from the heat as soon as the sugar is clear.
- 2
Pour the syrup through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl or measuring cup, pressing on the zest to extract its oils, then discard the zest. Stir in the lemon juice and salt.
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