Mint Sherbet

Fresh lemon juice, water, sugar, and mint leaves are stabilized with a little gelatin in this cool and delicious homemade mint sherbet.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 109 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 20 leaves fresh mint, crushed
• 1 ½ tablespoons gelatin powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan to make a light syrup. Stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, mint leaves, and salt. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin powder. Let syrup cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Freeze syrup in the ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Spoon into tall glasses.