Lime Sherbert

Sherbert reminds people of relaxing cool summer days, but at the same time has a perky taste to it unlike most ice cream. We encourage you to have fun and try our favorite sherbert recipe, Lime.

Lime Sherbert Equipment

Lime Sherbert Equipment

Ice Cream Maker

Sauce pan

Mixing bowl

Whisk

Spatula

Cutting board

Kitchen knife

Cheese grader, or other type of grader

Lime Sherbert Ingredients

Lime Sherbert Ingredients

I Cup sugar

1 Package unflavored Knox gelatine

2 Cups milk

2/3 Cup fresh lime juice (6-7 limes)

1 Teaspoon grated lime peel

3 Cups half and half

10 drops green food coloring

Sugar And Gelatine

First Step: Sugar and Gelatine

Mix together in the mixing bowl:

1 Cup sugar

1 Package unflavored Knox gelatine

Why Gelatine? It sounds a little odd that sherbert would have gelatine in it, but it keeps the sherbert together. Without it you would have an odd slimy milkshake.

Milk

Second Step: Heating Milk

Turn your stove on to medium heat and heat the 2 cups of milk until almost to a boil. It is important to constantly stir the milk otherwise it could burn on the bottom. Then add it to your mixture of gelatine and sugar. Stir this until the sugar and gelatine are fully dissolved.

Lime Peel

Third Step: Lime Peal

Using a cheese grader, or something like the utensil shown to the left make one teaspoon of grated lime peel. This will add more flavor to the sherbert than you think.

Squeezing Limes

Fourth Step: Squeezing Limes

Squeeze 2/3 of a cup of lime juice. Now there are two ways you can do this; like the pros by cutting the lime in half and squeezing it, or the less professional way that I suggest, using a pair of pliers. I think you get more juice if you use pliers, but this is your chose. Either way don't worry about the pulp it will be fine if you have a little in the juice. 

Adding Lime

Fifth Step: Adding Lime

Now mix lime juice and peel into your mixture:

2/3 Cup fresh lime juice

1 Teaspoon lime peel (from third step)

Sherbert

Sixth Step: Adding Cream and Color

Add into the final mixture:

3 Cups half and half

10 drops of green food coloring

If your ice cream mixture is not at least as cold as room temperature put it in the refrigerator until it cools. If your sherbert mixture is hot when it goes into the ice cream maker it will not freeze.

Lime Sherbert

Seventh Step: Freezing

Put the sherbert into the ice cream maker and turn it on. It should take around 20 minutes for it to freeze. If it still does not freeze hard enough to your liking then put it in a container and let it spend a few hours in the freezer to finish freezing. Then Enjoy! 

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