A couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering for lychee sorbet. An absolute hankering. And so at about 11pm on a Saturday night, after I’d already showered and put on home clothes (you know the ones; old, soft, comfortable, holey) I got dressed and walked into Newtown with a bee-line for Gelatomassi.
But when I arrived, they told me they didn’t make any lychee sorbet that day.
Big Sad Face.
Now, once upon a time, I would have wallowed in my own despair because I had a hankering, dammit, for a scoop or five of lychee sorbet! And if you don’t have any, where else can I get some?
Well, that was then. This is now. Because I own an ice cream maker, bitches (yes, I’m still that excited about it), so f*** yous all, I’m MAKING MY OWN. (Albeit, it’s not like I had instant lychee sorbet that night, so I ordered lemon sorbet instead and walked home mostly appeased.)
Never the chemist, I was very curious about making sorbet. I mean, effectively it’s just water, but somehow, it doesn’t freeze? Well, thank goodness for Google who explained very patiently, and with all sorts of resources, that sugar requires a much lower freezing temperature than water, so it’s all that sugary goodness that makes it freeze into this perfectly creamy/icy mixture, as opposed to like, an ice block.
Anyhow, this weekend I’m off to Brisbane to hang out with my mum and celebrate her 60th birthday with her. We’re bringing lots of gifts which I can’t talk about here because she’s nosey just like me, but I’m also getting her an ice cream maker which I can talk about here because it’s ALL I’ve been talking about since I got my own. My mum is going to love it!
| Lychee sorbet (using an ice cream maker) |
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| 1 can of lychees in syrup 1.5 cups water 3/4 cup castor sugar |
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| Makes just under 1.5L |
Sounds delicious! Have a great trip to Brisbane!
Looks perfect! Just about my favourite fruit in the world!
I do have some lychees in my fridge at the moment…but will possibly end up devouring them whole than being able to have the patience to churn them into sorbet. Another time, I say!
Katarina: I sure will!
Tina: Me too, LOVE tropical fruits 🙂
Rita: Ah, plus it’s easier to make sorbet with canned lychees I think cos you have the syrup ready to go, so you go enjoy yours! 😉
LOL you get ballsy when you get an ice cream maker don’t you?! 😛 I’ll have two scoops please!
Hahahaha *high five* for having a winning an ice-cream machine and for using it so much! I love all your ice-cream and sorbet recipes hehe
Oh gosh I never thought it was so easy to make lychee sorbet! Definitely book marking and gonna make it 🙂
Happy birthday to your mum 😀 have an awesome trip!
ahhhhh I love lychee sorbet, especially on a hot day! Not so hot in London at the moment but I would still have lychee sorbet!
Lorraine: hahah yes it makes me invincible!!!
Daisy: I was surprised how easy it is too! With an ice cream maker, “simple” recipes really are simple. There are more difficult recipes with egg etc but otherwise, it is super easy!
Nic: Having an awesome trip as we speak!
jenny: Ahhh yes haha the snow in London. Well, you can always turn the heat up and have some sorbet 😉
Your profanity is completely appropriate. Having an ice cream maker is that awesome. I would have swore at the Gelatissino guy.
lol thank you! 😀
Looks fantastic and such an easy recipe, yay.
Love this sorbet and would defenetly make this again! Only problem for me is that it’s a bit to sweet, so I would use less sugar 😊
Yeah true it’s quite sweet but I feel if you cut down too much sugar it gets a little icy?
ages later here i am 🙂
i had 1 & 1/4 cup syrup from lychees and added 1/4 of sugar, i will let you know how it comes out, thinking of adding a tablespoon of lite corn syrup. maybe next try.