Fresh limes add a ton of flavor and tartness to this homemade lime sherbet.
It’s summertime and summertime means cool treats! I love eating Popsicles and ice cream and sherbet – lime sherbet and orange sherbet! Anything cool and refreshing usually fits the bill.
I’ve always loved sherbet, but this is my first time making it. To me sherbet is a cross between ice cream and sorbet. Sherbet uses milk, but no cream or eggs like ice cream. It uses fresh fruit juice, like sorbet.
I decided to make lime sherbet because I had a huge surplus of limes that I bought at Costco. I needed to use up all those limes!
Sherbet is actually much easier to make than ice cream. You don’t have to make a custard and let it cool before churning. For this recipe you just zest and squeeze the limes, add sugar and milk and then churn. Really, it’s that simple.
My favorite part of this sherbet is the pure tartness of the limes. You could make this sweeter just by adding more sugar, but I really love it tart! I don’t think it’s too tart, but one of my boys told me it was tart – which is funny since he loves super sour candy!
The tartness didn’t stop him for having seconds though He was actually searching for thirds, but we had already devoured it!
Now that I’ve made lime sherbet, I’m ready for making other flavors – raspberry, orange, strawberry! Mmmmm….Just imagine the possibilities!
In the meanwhile, I also have some really great ice cream recipes that I make again and again – Peach Ice Cream, Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream and Mint Chocolate Chip!
I used an ice cream maker to churn this ice cream. Just one little piece of advice I’d offer – make certain your ice cream mixing bowl is fully frozen prior to churning ice cream. Trust me, your sherbet just won’t turn into ice cream unless the bowl is really, really frozen!
The directions for my mixer says to freeze for at least 12 hours. Throw your bowl into the freezer the night before and then you are good to go!
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Other Great Frozen Treat Recipes Include:
Homemade tart lime sherbet
- 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice 8-10 limes
- 2 Tablespoons lime zest
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups whole milk
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Mix lime juice, lime zest and sugar together in a pitcher. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
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Stir in milk. The mixture will slightly thicken. This is okay!
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Add mixture to ice cream mixture. Churn for 20-30 minutes, depending on your mixer.
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Remove sherbet from ice cream maker and place into a freezer safe container. Freeze for at least 2 hours prior to serving.
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You may need to let sherbet sit at room temperature for 10 minutes prior to scooping if mixture is too hard.
- Recipe does use an ice cream maker.
- Make certain bowl for ice cream maker is completely frozen prior to churning.
Other Great Frozen Treats
Raspberry Swirl and Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
14 Comments
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
June 18, 2018 at 5:26 pmHow delicious Kathy!!! I love anything with limes. I’ve never made sherbet either, but glad to hear it’s so easy. Sounds a little lighter than ice cream – so refreshing in the summer heat. We were slated to have nearly 100 degree weather today, then a thunderstorm came in and cooled things off a bit, thankfully. I could have used a cone of this!!!
Fran @ G'day Souffle'
June 14, 2018 at 2:46 pmI’ve never made sherbet before, but there’s something about the ‘icy coolness’ of it that makes it attractive- I must now try and hop onto the ‘sherbet bus’!
Kathy
June 14, 2018 at 5:34 pmYou’d better jump on quick! You don’t want to miss that bus! 🙂
Neha
June 13, 2018 at 11:28 amSuper fun and tempting the sorbet looks!
Neha
June 13, 2018 at 11:25 amSuper refreshing and pure fun this sorbet sounds. I am a sucker for anything that involves lime. Plus your pics are so tempting!
Kathy
June 18, 2018 at 5:08 amThanks, Neha!
Adina
June 12, 2018 at 9:09 amGorgeous pictures! I love sherbet and this one made with lime sounds amazing, I can imagine the taste!
Kathy
June 18, 2018 at 5:08 amIt’s bursting with fresh lime flavor!
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June 11, 2018 at 7:43 am‘Refreshing’ absolutely jumps off the page….only wish it could jump into my mouth! This is happening! Love it, Kathy!
Kathy
June 12, 2018 at 5:29 amWouldn’t that be awesome? 🙂
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
June 10, 2018 at 8:08 amSherbet is one of my favorite summer treats Kathy. I love how light and refreshing it is. The perfect dessert after a nice summer meal!
Kathy
June 12, 2018 at 5:28 amIt’s perfect for a summer dessert!
David @ Spiced
June 10, 2018 at 5:27 amWhat a fun idea! I’ve made tons of ice creams and sorbets over the years, but somehow I’ve managed to never make sherbet. This needs to change ASAP! I remember getting those containers of 3 sherbet flavors back when we were kids, and I loved getting a bowl with all 3 flavors. I think I need to relive those childhood memories…starting with lime! Love this one, Kathy!
Kathy
June 10, 2018 at 7:58 amThe 3 flavor sherbet was my favorite!