Lactose Free Zesty Lemon Sorbet
Bright, tangy, and impossibly refreshing, this lemon sorbet is the kind of frozen dessert that makes you close your eyes on the first bite. It's built entirely from pantry staples — sugar, water, fresh lemon juice, and zest — so there's no dairy anywhere in the picture, not even hidden in a stabilizer or cream base. That makes it a genuinely satisfying scoop for anyone who usually has to pass on ice cream at the table. The technique is straightforward: a quick lemon-zest simple syrup gets strained and chilled before hitting the ice cream maker, which gives the final sorbet a clean, pure citrus flavor without any bitterness. A pinch of salt quietly sharpens every note, making the lemon taste more like itself. The result is pale yellow, glossy, and scoopable — elegant enough for a dinner party but easy enough for a Tuesday night craving.
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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 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 large 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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