Shellfish Free Classic Lemon Sorbet
Bright, bracingly tart, and impossibly refreshing, this lemon sorbet is the kind of frozen dessert that makes you close your eyes on the first spoonful. It's built from just a handful of pantry staples — sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, and a little zest — so every bite tastes clean and genuinely citrusy rather than artificial. The zest gets steeped right into the simple syrup before being strained out, which means you capture all those fragrant lemon oils without any bitter bits making it into the final scoop. A pinch of salt rounds out the flavor in a way that's subtle but surprisingly important. For anyone navigating seafood allergies or shellfish sensitivities, this is the kind of dessert you can serve at a dinner party without a second thought — no hidden ingredients, no cross-contact concerns, just pure fruit and sugar. The ice cream maker does the heavy lifting, and a final freeze firms everything up into a scoopable, pale yellow sorbet that looks as good as it tastes.
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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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