Sweet tea sorbet

i love sweet tea, i can drink it every day all day. little did i know you can actually make sorbet with it!

you would think making sorbet of any kind is just time consuming, but it's not. well, at least this recipe wasn't. i am spring cleaning, getting rid of magazines and such, you know, clipping out recipes i would actually make, this one sang to me. i could not resist.

tea, sugar, lemons...that's it. i love my ice cream maker and can't wait till berries are in season so i can experiment with it.

this sorbet is so refreshing, especially after a long day or a big meal. it's sweet but light, lemony but not tart, it's pure perfection (well, according to me).


sweet tea sorbet
adapted from cooking light magazine
2 cups of boiling water4 tea bags3/4 cup sugarjuice of 4 lemons1 cup cold waterto prepare: i don't know much about ice cream makers in general but i do know i have to freeze the interior bowl in mine over night to 6 hours. prepare yours as instructed in your directions.

in a large bowl, combine 2 cups of boiling water, sugar and tea bags. mix to dissolve sugar and let steep for a good 5 minutes, take out tea bags. add cold water and lemon. mix. i refrigerated mine over night which i think gave me a little head start on the whole process of making the sorbet.

my ice cream maker takes about 20-25 minutes to get to the consistency of ice cream or sorbet, i would recommend looking at your instructions, although if your like me, i just sit and watch it, when it comes to the desired consistency, i spoon into tupperware and freeze.

after i took the picture above, j grabbed the bowl off the table and hid. he devoured it in less then a minute. i love this and plan on making it all summer long.