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a footed glass ice cream dish filled with scoops of homemade lime sherbet. There is a silver spoon next to the dish and sliced limes in the background.

Lime Sherbet

Ice Cream From Scratch
Zingy, sweet, tart, and refreshing, this homemade recipe for Lime Sherbet is simple to make, and so much tastier than store-bought!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course Sherbet Recipes
Cuisine Dessert
Servings 1 quart
Calories 257 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cold freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 ¼ cups cold whole milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime zest
  • ¼ teaspoon green food coloring optional

Instructions
 

  • Add all of the ingredients to a high-speed blender and blend until smooth and the sugar has dissolved– about 1 minute.
  • Freeze the sherbet in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Mine took about 20 minutes on low speed. 
  • For soft serve sherbet: enjoy immediately. 
  • For scoopable sherbet: transfer the soft frozen sherbet to a 9x5” loaf pan and wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. Freeze for an additional 6 hours and then scoop and enjoy.

Notes

    • Store any leftover sherbet in an airtight container in the freezer for up to two weeks.
    • Use fresh limes for the juice and zest needed for this recipe. Bottled lime juice just doesn't have the same tart, fresh flavor.
    • Without food coloring, lime sherbet will be a pale, pastel green color. Add a few drop of bright green to make the color more vibrant.
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