Tequila Lime Watermelon Sorbet
 
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Bringing in summer with a boozy bite-- Tequila Lime Watermelon Sorbet made with fresh watermelon and a tequila lime simple syrup. No machine needed! -- SouthernFATTY.com
Serves: About 6 cups
Ingredients
Tequila Lime Syrup (good for cocktails, too!)
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1 plus ½ cup water
  • 1 cup tequila
  • ½ cup triple sec
  • 2 tablespoon lime zest
  • 1 lime, juiced
Sorbet
  • 4 cups watermelon, roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
Instructions
Tequila Lime Syrup
  1. Over medium heat, combine all syrup ingredients except tequila and bring to a boil.
  2. Cook until sugar is completely dissolved.
  3. Add in tequila and remove from heat.
  4. Cool completely and transfer to bottle.
Sorbet
  1. Combine half of cooled syrup (to taste - reserve the rest for cocktails!), watermelon and additional lime juice/honey in blender.
  2. Puree completely.
  3. Strain mixture to remove seeds and pulp.
  4. Freeze, mixing twice in the first 30 minutes well with a strong whisk.
  5. Return to mix every 30 minutes until frozen to desired consistency, about 2 hours total.
  6. The mixture stays frozen well, as the tequila prevents total freezing.
  7. Enjoy!
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Notes
2015 - SouthernFATTY.com
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 cup
Recipe by Southern FATTY at https://www.southernfatty.com/tequila-lime-watermelon-sorbet/