Key Lime Sorbet with Gingersnaps |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Add tropical flavor to dessert with a tangy, refreshing sorbet made with key lime juice and fresh ginger. Serve with homemade gingersnaps for a double hit of sweet and peppery ginger. Ingredients:
5 cups water |
1 cup sugar |
3 (1/8-inch-thick) slices peeled fresh ginger |
2 teaspoons grated key lime rind or lime rind |
1/2 cup fresh key lime juice or lime juice (about 10 key limes) |
gingersnaps |
Directions:
1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large nonaluminum saucepan; bring to a boil. Add lime rind, and cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain mixture through a sieve into a bowl, reserving the sugar mixture. Discard solids. Cool sugar mixture completely. Stir in lime juice.
2. Pour the juice mixture into the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions. Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze for 2 hours or until firm. Serve with Gingersnaps.
3. Note: Total nutritional analysis includes Gingersnaps.
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