Paraben Free Classic Lemon Sorbet
Bright, tangy, and impossibly refreshing, this frozen dessert is the kind of thing that makes you close your eyes on the first spoonful. It's built from just five clean ingredients — sugar, water, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, and a pinch of salt — so there's no mystery about what's going into your bowl. For anyone navigating concerns about synthetic preservatives and chemical additives commonly found in commercial frozen treats, making this at home is a genuinely satisfying solution. The process is straightforward: a quick simple syrup, a long chill, and a spin in the ice cream maker does all the heavy lifting. Straining out the zest after steeping it into the syrup gives you pure, fragrant lemon flavor without any bitterness. The result is a pale, scoopable sorbet that tastes like sunshine — clean, sharp, and naturally sweet in all the right ways.
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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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