Mango Sorbet in a Minute

Last night my husband gently suggested I remove the ice-cream-maker-bowl from the freezer to accommodate actual food.  How dare he, I exclaimed, for I need that bowl frozen should I decide to make frozen treats! I couldn't possibly wait 24 hours for the bowl to refreeze, as the inkling to make ice cream is something that strikes at random and must be satisfied immediately!  Doesn't he love my ice cream?  Does he not want me to make ice cream anymore? How could he suggest such a thing?  Well, OK, maybe I hadn't made ice cream in...how old is my daughter...eighteen months?  So it was time to fix that, if only to prove a point.  I didn't have too much in the way of ingredients so I threw together this super simple delicious mango sorbet, get the recipe after the jump...


Mango Sorbet

1. To make sorbet you first need to make simple syrup.  Nothing could be easier, and you can make a bunch and store it in your fridge for up to a month for future sorbets or mojitos.  Just bring a 1:1 ratio of water and sugar to a simmer until the sugar dissolves (i.e. one cup water, one cup sugar) in any old pot.  Let it cool before you use it.


2. For your mango sorbet puree these three ingredients together in a food processor or blender:
-Two Mangos cut into chunks (or a package of frozen mangos like I had from Trader Joe's)
-Four teaspoons of lime juice (or thereabouts depending on how much tang you like your sorbet to have)
-Half a cup of simple syrup (if you prefer you can use less simple syrup and add a little honey instead)

3. Pour the mix into your ice cream maker (I have the KitchenAid mixer attachment and LOVE it) and freeze it as per your machine.  For me this means turning it on and leaving it on for a few minutes, not too complicated.

4. If you have an impatient husband or like your sorbet soft, eat it right away; or you can go ahead and freeze it for about 4 hours for complete firmness.  I garnished with a few mint leaves from the garden.  Enjoy!

This is the sorbet fresh out of the ice cream maker.  Toss it in the freezer for a few hours for more firmness.  These old drinking glasses (omg from college...ten years old!) are good for serving so many treats, get something similar for $14.00 at Anthropologie