I recently bought a mini “seedless” watermelon for the kids.  They decided that it had seeds and wouldn’t eat it. What’s a Latina Mom to do?  Purée the watermelon and make a refreshing watermelon sorbet.  Here’s a 3-ingredient sorbet recipe you can use with your favorite fruit.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 cups puréed watermelon (8 cups chopped watermelon)

Tip:  This recipe can also be made with Goya frozen fruit pulp.  Replace fresh fruit with one package of frozen fruit pulp.  Goya offers a variety of tropical fruit pulps.  My favorite is passion fruit.

You’ll Need:

• Blender
• Strainer
• Ice cream and sorbet maker – I have a Cuisinart ice cream and sorbet maker which I love. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for best results
• Freezer safe container

Cooking Instructions:

• Make a simple syrup by boiling 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar on low heat. Set aside to cool
• Cut watermelon into chunks and purée in a blender
• Strain the watermelon purée to remove the seeds and fibers
• Combine the strained watermelon puree and simple syrup
• Place the mixture in the refrigerator to chill (30 minutes)
• Churn the watermelon mixture in your sorbet maker by following the manufacturer’s instructions
• Place the sorbet in the freezer to Harden (1 hour)

Tips for Making this Recipe

• For best results, your sorbet maker bowl should be frozen solid
• The sorbet mixture should be cold before churning it
• My sorbet maker takes 35 minutes to churn the watermelon mixture
• The mixture is ready to freeze when it has a slushy consistency (see image above for reference)
• You can freeze the sorbet in a large freezer safe container or as individual servings.
• I use Wilton silicon baking cups to make individual servings for the kids.  They are a great snack size for kids and adults.

This recipe makes 48oz or 12 4oz servings.

This recipe can be made with any ripe fruit.  It’s a refreshing natural summer snack for the kids using ripe fruit which would have been wasted.  Another Landaeta kid favorite is banana chocolate chip bread, using over ripe bananas.

What’s your favorite fruit sorbet?  Let me know in the comments below.  Use #latinamominnyc to share pictures if you try this recipe.

Enjoy your summer,

Jackie

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