Simple Melon Sorbets

Name: Simple Melon Sorbets
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps melon liqueur; 454 grams peeled green melon, such as honeydew, cut into 1-inch dice (3 cups); 454 grams peeled orange melon, such as cantaloupe, cut into 1-inch dice (3 cups); 118 milliliters fresh orange juice; 296 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters water; 680 grams peeled seedless watermelon

Simple Melon Sorbets is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 4 servings. This dessert has 409 calories, 3g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Food and Wine requires melon liqueur, water, watermelon, and orange juice. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the water with 3/4 cup of the sugar and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Let cool completely.

In a blender or a food processor, puree the green melon with the sugar syrup and the melon liqueur. Freeze the puree in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pack the sorbet into a plastic container, press plastic wrap directly on the sorbet, cover and freeze.

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Simple Syrup

Ice Cream

Liqueur

Sorbet

Melon

Wrap

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Ice Cream Machine

Food Processor

Plastic Wrap

Blender

Rinse out the blender. In a small saucepan, combine the orange juice with the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.

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Orange Juice

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Blender

Let cool completely. In the blender, puree the orange melon with the orange syrup. Freeze the puree in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Pack the sorbet into another plastic container, press plastic wrap directly on the sorbet, cover and freeze.

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Ice Cream

Orange

Sorbet

Melon

Syrup

Wrap

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Ice Cream Machine

Plastic Wrap

Blender

Using a large melon baller or a small ice cream scoop, make 8 balls from the watermelon. Freeze for 20 minutes.

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Watermelon

Ice Cream

Melon

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Ice Cream Scoop

Melon Baller

Put 2 watermelon balls in each of the 4 large margarita or parfait glasses. Scoop 2 balls of each sorbet into each glass, garnish with mint and serve.

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Watermelon

Margarita

Sorbet

Mint