Today summer has finally arrived! After the thunderstorms yesterday we had all but given up hope. The garden didn’t mind the soaking it seems, my roses in particular are absolutely stunning.
What better way to enjoy the sunshine than with a fruit that to me embodies the tastes of summer like nothing else: mango. The following sorbet is based on a formula that I found in the book Gelato! by Pamela Sheldon Johns: she purees the fruit she wants to use with 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of sugar. Yep. That’s it. Refrigerate, then pop it into your ice-cream machine and – hey, presto – you’ve got yourself a delicious tub of fruit sorbet.
Mango Sorbet (serves 4)
- 2 ripe mangoes
- 1 lemon
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
Peel and cut the mangoes and put them into a deep bowl or your blender. Add the lemon juice, sugar and water and blend well. We used a moulin to make sure there weren’t any lumps in the puree before putting it into the fridge for an hour or two.
Pureeing fruit is child’s play. Literally.
Pour the mix into the ice cream machine and let it do its magic. Enjoy the sorbet while it is still warm and sunny outside …
Ginger&Bread 
Oh Yum!! 🙂
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Thanks – do try it at home, it’s so easy even without an ice-cream machine!
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Yaaaay summaaahh
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You have no idea how much this means to us: 12 hours of bliss, followed by another week of heavy rainfall…….
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Where are you located?
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London, UK: it doesn’t get really cold in winter, nor truly warm in summer. And it rains. A lot. But on the upside it’s quite inconsistent, just wait for a few minutes and it’s like it’s never happened 😉
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Ah yes!! Every single time I’ve been to London, it’s been drabby, rainy weather 😑. I understand your sentiments about sunshine entirely 😉
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Wow I loved this mango sorbet! 🙂
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Thanks – unfortunately it’s all gone already, otherwise I’d offer you a taste 😉
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Thank you so much Ginger for wanting to share! Lol, I will try to make it! 🙂
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perfect for summer!
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It is – and if ‘summer’ holds out just a little bit longer we’ll follow it up with a lemon version!
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My all time favourite fruit and the idea of a mango sorbet, and home made at that, really appeals! Looks and sounds wonderful 🙂
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Thanks – but you’ll have to try it!
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