Mango Lime Sorbet - Without an Ice Cream Maker

For the past week there has been a mango sitting on our kitchen counter just waiting to be used. It was perfectly ripe and yet nothing could cross my mind about what to do with it. I had already used mango in a salsa and a quinoa salad so any recipe like that just seemed repetitive and boring. I finally thought of a sorbet, but with no ice cream maker it turner into quite a process. So here's a late post paired with a relatively time consuming recipe. This mango lime sorbet starts off simple with just three ingredients but the freezing process that goes along with it can be a little annoying.

Mango Lime Sorbet

2 ripe mangoes
1 tablespoon of honey
1 lime

I began by cutting up my mango and putting the pieces into a container in the freezer and let them freeze for about two hours. Luckily I had some frozen mango chunks that I had gotten from Trader Joes this week that I added to the sorbet mix to make up for only having one fresh mango at hand. Once the mango was frozen I pureed it in a food processor until smooth and creamy. Then I added about a tablespoon of honey. Of course the amount of honey depends on how sweet your mango is so it is best to add a little bit at a time as you may need more or less. Finally I added the zest of 1 lime and the juice of half of the lime. Then I put it in a tuperware container to left it in the freezer for about 3-4 hours. The trick with the freezing process is to check on the mixture every 30 minutes and stir it so that the texture ends up smooth and ice crystals don't form in the mixture.

After about two hours of the freezing process I had to leave to go see my little cousin graduate from eighth grade. The graduation was interesting, definitely different from my middle school graduation but special all the same. Tomorrow we are going out to Dale Talde's restaurant to celebrate with everyone so I think Sundays post may be a little different, possibly an post about the experience and the food that we eat. So till next time,

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!