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This recipe for watermelon sherbert comes from the August 2011 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. It has four ingredients and costs just $.27 per serving!
Ingredients
5 c cubed, seeded watermelon
1/2 c sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin (not something I have on hand 🙁 )
1/3 c cranberry juice (would other juices work?)
Directions
1. Process watermelon in blender or food processor until smooth. It should end up making about 3 cups of pureed watermelon. Add sugar.
2. Combine gelatin and cranberry juice in a
small saucepan and let stand for 5 minutes, then stir over low heat until gelatin is totally dissolved.
3. Stir juice-gelatin mixture into watermelon, the pour into an 8″ x 8″ x 2″ baking pan. Cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
4. Break of frozen mixture and pour into a mixing bowl that you have chilled. Beat on medium to high speed until sherbert is fluffy. Pour back into pan, cover, and freeze for 6 hours.
5. Let the sherbet sit out for five minutes before serving. This recipe makes eight half-cup servings.
The recipe did not mention whether the sherbet will stay good for a few days or weeks, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t. As long as it is covered in the freezer and you let it sit at room temperature for five minutes before serving, it should be fine.
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Sounds delicious and cheap too. Just right for the summer heat.
This would be good as individual frozen desserts, but I’d put some plastic wrap over the surface so it wouldn’t pick up any refrigerator odors/tastes…
When I make sweet tea, I put a glass or two of it in the freezer and when I want a super cold dessert, I take one out and use a spoon to scrape up the ice. As it melts, it becomes easier to scrape and finally ends up wih large chewable chunks. Because it takes a while to eat it’s that much more satisfying.
I should mention I love snow cones but only the expensive shaved ice ones–so this is a great compromise and money saver too.
This looks so refreshing!! Thanks for sharing.
I plan to give this a try, as watermelon is so plentiful right now. I also might try using pomegranate instead of cranberry juice, and garnish the finished sherbet with a sprig of mint and a pinch of lemon zest.