This weekend, I was overwhelmed by the variety of gorgeous fresh produce at the farmers’ market. I couldn’t resist a basket of peaches, bright green cucumbers, and this beautiful 12 pound watermelon. I lugged it around in my arms like a big baby.
Watermelon, a classic summer treat, is delicious in juicy slices, but I took it to a whole new level with this frozen watermelon, mint and lime sorbet. The sorbet consists almost primarily of watermelon, with very little sugar added. A few tablespoons of rum improve the consistency of this frozen treat.
Watermelon Mint Sorbet
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- Prep Time: 4 hours 10 mins
- Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Frozen dessert
Homemade watermelon mint sorbet! Recipe yields about 3 cups.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds of watermelon, seeded and scooped into big chunks (that’s the most that would fit in my blender)
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon raw (turbinado) sugar
- 3 limes, juiced
- 3 tablespoons white rum
- pinch sea salt
- 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon mint, chopped (I wish I had used more than pictured above!)
Instructions
- Toss watermelon chunks, sugar, lime juice and rum in a blender. Pulverize the watermelon (to pulverize sounds like more fun than to purée, right?).
- Add the mint and blend until the mint is chopped into large flecks.
- Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Pour mixture into your ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for a few hours, and serve. The sorbet will freeze hard if left in the freezer for more than a few hours. Just set it on the counter for about 20 minutes, or until it is scoopable.
Notes
Recipe mildly adapted from Cookin’ Canuck.
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P.s. This morning, this little blog of mine was featured on Simplesong! What a great way to start the day!
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la domestique
This sounds so refreshing and perfect for right now! I’ve been going crazy for limes lately and love the idea for watermelon, mint, and lime together.
kelsey (Happyolks)
Woman, you are on a roll with the posts! Everything looks so delicious. Can I come over for dinner this weekend? ;)
kate
You know you’re always welcome in Oklahoma, right? Better yet, how about I bring my ice cream maker to San Diego so I can cool off? :)
Heather
These are the flavors I have been CRAVING this summer! Looks divine.
Lucent Imagery
Well deserved recognition coming your way, yay!! Can you hear me cheering all the way from Australia?!
Becca
so glad for your feature!
and I love the idea of these flavors together. perfect for august.
chinmayie
Your blog is gorgeous!! I love ALL your photos! There is something magical about your style :)
Katrina
Yum! This sounds perfect for summer!
fearless homemaker
mmm, is there any greater summer flavor combination than watermelon + mint? this looks just so light + fresh. will be making it for sure! + maybe pairing it with my watermelon margaritas. =)
Baking Serendipity
12 pounds of watermelon!?! I love this! What a great use for it :) This sorbet looks perfect for the hot summer days.
kickpleat
You know, I’m not a fan of watermelon but I do love it with lime a whole lot. I love the addition of rum (of course!) and a pinch of sea salt would be perfect. Time to pick up a melon and put it to good use!
Gloria
Just found this delicious looking creation on Food Gawker. What a perfect summer treat. Tucking this one away for a hot summer day. Gorgeous photos!
kate
Thank you! So glad you came to visit. :)
fresh365
So happy to find your blog Kate! I have been sucked in for an hour now withe gorgeous photos and recipes. Already added you to my google reader too!
Snippets of Thyme
Such beautiful watermelon sorbet photographs. I love the teeny flecks of mint in the mixture. I made a watermelon cocktail with almost these same ingredients so I know I would like this.
niki
This looks amazing, and your photography is stellar!
Sherilyn (Wholepromi
Wow – love the addition of the white rum. It sounds very refreshing.
claire
Just what I need on a sweltering day!
Brittny
this mixture is great ran through a sieve or chinoise as a cocktail
kerry
I don’t have an icecream maker but would love to try the recipe. Do you have a way of making it manually that I might follow? Another gadget or machine in my kitchen might just to be a choice of it or me.
kate
Hey Kerry, thanks for asking. This recipe is pretty icy, so it would lend well to a granita, which doesn’t require an ice cream maker at all! Here’s the basic technique: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/06/watermelon-granita
If you try it, please let us know how it turns out! :)
Vanessa
This is perfect! My mom just bought 2 big watermelons. We have all the ingredients except white rum but I still would like to try it without this missing ingredient.
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Kate
You can definitely make this without the rum!