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🍰 Refreshing Melon Basil Sorbet

253 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Put the sugar into a pot.
  2. 2. Pour in 250 milliliters of water.
  3. 3. Bring the mixture to a boil.
  4. 4. Let it simmer for a few minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  5. 5. Remove the pot from the heat and let the syrup cool down.
  6. 6. Cut the melon into rough chunks.
  7. 7. Place the melon chunks into a blender jar.
  8. 8. Wash the limes thoroughly.
  9. 9. Squeeze the limes and collect the juice.
  10. 10. Pour the cooled sugar syrup into the blender jar.
  11. 11. Add the lime juice.
  12. 12. Blend the melon together with the syrup and juice until smooth.
  13. 13. Gently fold the basil into the mixture.
  14. 14. Choose a freezing method.
  15. 15. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and let it freeze while churning.
  16. 16. Alternatively: Pour the mixture into a shallow dish.
  17. 17. Place the dish in the freezer for 4 to 5 hours.
  18. 18. Take the dish out of the freezer every 20 minutes.
  19. 19. Stir the mixture vigorously with a fork.
  20. 20. Repeat the stirring until the sorbet is firm.
  21. 21. Take the finished sorbet out of the freezer device or dish.
  22. 22. Stir it well one more time.
  23. 23. Shape small balls from the sorbet.
  24. 24. Halve a melon.
  25. 25. Place the sorbet balls into the melon halves.
  26. 26. Garnish the dish with fresh basil leaves.

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