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Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe (without an ice cream maker)

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This Easy Strawberry Sorbet recipe is a fresh and fruity frozen treat and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make it!

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe - no ice cream maker needed!


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I know for many people, strawberries are a summer fruit. I do agree, but California Strawberries begin their season in the spring. Living in Las Vegas, we have easy access to California Strawberries and once they start hitting the stores and the price start lowering a bit, I am buying them on almost every shopping trip (no joke). We’ll go through A LOT of strawberries between now and the end of the summer.

Strawberry Sorbet  is an easy dessert that you’ll want to start making as soon as springtime hits. It’s so fresh and bursting with flavor that I think it make a lovely choice as you say goodbye to winter and hello to flowers and sunny days.

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If you don’t have an ice cream maker, you will be happy to know that I am going to show you how this can be done WITHOUT an ice cream maker. I do happen to have an ice cream maker, but to be honest….I think it’s a pain. I’m at a point that I want to get a new one, but I’m not quite sure which one I want to get so I haven’t jumped into buying another one. So, I’m skipping the ice cream maker and going to show you how this can be made without one.

The first step is pulsing strawberries in a food processor until they are broken down and are a chunky consistency.

Ingredients Needed for Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe:

Cooking Equipment Needed for Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe:

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

A syrup mixture of water and sugar is created on the stovetop and cooled. While the processor is running, the syrup is added to the strawberries, as well as lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and some vodka (which is optional). The mixture is processed until very smooth.

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

The sorbet mixture is poured into a freezer-safe container. I recommend pouring it into a round metal cake pan, as I feel the shallow depth, the metal, helps to freeze the sorbet more quickly. Place the sorbet into the freezer.

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

About every 30 minutes or so, the sorbet is removed from the freezer and stirred and smashed up with a fork. After each time of doing this, try to smooth and level out the sorbet as best as possible.

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

Once firm, it’s ready to serve. I recommend transferring the sorbet to an air-tight container if it’s not already in one. To serve, scoop into bowl and garnish with additional fruit or fresh mint leaves.

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe


Here’s the complete recipe — enjoy!

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Recipe

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Strawberry Sorbet Recipe (no ice cream maker needed)

Strawberry Sorbet (without an ice cream maker)

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  • Author: Brandie Valenzuela
  • Yield: 0 Approximately 1 1/2 pints 1x
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This Easy Strawberry Sorbet recipe is a fresh and fruity frozen treat and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make it!

Ingredients

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  • 1 pound fresh strawberries (washed and hulled)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons vodka (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine water and sugar. Over medium heat, bring mixture to a boil and simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool almost completely.
  2. In a food processor, pulse strawberries until broken down, but still somewhat chunky. Turn power on strawberries and add cooled syrup and remaining ingredients. Continue to process until very smooth.
  3. Pour sorbet mixture into a 9″ metal cake pan or other shallow, freezer safe container. Place in freezer. Every 30 minutes or so, remove sorbet pan from freezer and use a fork to break up, stir, and smash chunks of sorbet. Smooth and even out sorbet before returning to the freezer. Repeat stirring process until mixture is complete frozen.
  4. To serve, scoop into bowls and enjoy!

Notes

–Vodka will help to keep the mixture from freezing solid. If you prefer to omit the vodka, it may be necessary to remove the frozen sorbet from the freezer about 15 minutes or so before serving.

–Adapted from The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook

  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American

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  2. Sue says

    I have not yet tried so can’t rate.

    What is the reason for boiling sugar and water first? Maybe just dissolve it in water while prepping the fruit? or just add directly to the blender? What is the benefit? Won’t the granules break down either way?
    Why freeze and stir and repeat? Do the ingredients separate during the freezing process?
    I made peach sorbet the other day. Minimalist recipe. Cut up overripe peaches and tossed into a blender, added some sugar and lemon juice. Blended it up very well, added more sugar to taste. mixed in some ground cinnamon, popped it into a glass baking dish, added to the freezer and done. Was great.

    Thanks

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  4. Roxy says

    I love this recipe! But, as strawberries are unavailable right now where I live, could I do it with tinned boysenberries?

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  5. Kimberleigh says

    The recipe was good as a machine free option but I found it waaaay too sweet. I put half the recommended sugar in as I live in Australia and have always found American food to be super sweet (So assumed the recipe by someone in America would be too). I would probably reduce the sugar even further. I also added a kick of chilli, lemongrass and ginger which was great!



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  6. Chastity C. Bell says

    Hey Brandie, it’s such an informative article you had shared.thanks for sharing this.it will help me to make the strawberry sorbet correctly. Keep posting this type of post. Best wishes for you.. 🙂

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  7. Lily says

    This ice-cream looks soooo yummy!and delicious! Great post 🙂 x
    It’s never too late for ice cream. 😉 One of my favorite flavors!! ????

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  8. Isabela says

    I did it this week and the result was amazing! I removed it from the freezer to break it up three or four times and the result was perfect!



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  9. Christina says

    Very berry!! Very sweet! I think next time I’ll, at least, use half the amount of sugar that was called for.

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  13. Emily says

    This sounds delicious! I am definitely trying this sorbet recipe once strawberries are in season here. Thanks for linking up with Merry Monday this week – I’m including your recipe in my features for this week’s party, which goes live Sunday evening.

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  14. Miz Helen says

    What a lovely Strawberry Sorbet, we will love it! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen



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  16. Christine says

    That is coming at the right tie and looks great with warmer weather coming! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Dishing It & Digging It Link Party, we loved reading it. Have a great week.



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  23. Lorelai says

    Love this! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – We hope to see you again soon! The door is OPEN!
    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

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  25. Lisa Savage says

    Mmmmmm. I love strawberries and cant wait until they’re in season here in the UK. What a great way to make the most of them too! Thank you so much for linking up to #AllAboutYou

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  32. Miz Helen says

    Your Strawberry Sorbet looks delicious! Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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