Pork Free Classic Mango Sorbet

Total time4 hr 20 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time5 min

4.6

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Few desserts capture the pure, sunny sweetness of ripe mango the way a homemade sorbet does. This one is built on just a handful of real ingredients — fresh mango flesh, bright lime juice, and a simple sugar syrup — so every spoonful tastes like the fruit itself, nothing more. A small splash of vodka is optional but clever, keeping the texture scoopable and smooth straight from the freezer. Straining the blended purée through a fine-mesh sieve removes any fibrous bits, giving you that silky, restaurant-quality finish at home. The process is genuinely straightforward: make the syrup, blend, chill, churn, and freeze. Since the whole recipe is built around fruit, citrus, and sugar, there's nothing hidden to worry about — it's naturally free of any animal-derived or meat-based ingredients by design. Whether you serve it as a light finish to a big dinner or a midday treat on a hot day, this sorbet is the kind of thing people ask you to make again immediately.

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Ingredients

6 servings

For the simple syrup

¾ cup water
¾ cup granulated sugar

For the sorbet

2 lbs ripe mango flesh (from about 3 large mangoes), roughly chopped
3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
⅛ tsp fine salt
1 tbsp vodka (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is fully dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the syrup cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, at least 30 minutes.
2
Add the mango flesh, lime juice, salt, and chilled simple syrup to a blender or food processor. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Stir in the vodka, if using.

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