Italian Cantaloupe Sorbet

[indaswamp]

Really awesome summertime dessert! Light, semi-sweet, slightly tart, cold and refreshing! The spearmint really goes great with it too!

Super simple...
core, clean and dice 1 really ripe and sweet cantaloupe
1/4 cup honey
juice of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. sea salt

puree in a blender then transfer to ice cream machine

rinse blender pitcher with 1/4 cup water, pour into sorbet mix.

chill with ice cream machine 20-25 minutes. Transfer to 2.5qt. container and place in freezer minimum 2 hours prior to serving. garnish with fresh spearmint sprigs.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Ice cream machine
Mint bush out back
Melons in the kitchen
Honey in the pantry

Gotta try that soon.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Great idea Keith, we love cantaloupe...

 

[gmc2003]

Sounds really good Keith, but unfortunately cantaloupe never lasts long enough in our house. I may have to hid one to try this. Once creamee season is over that is.

Chris

 

[LoydB]

Gotta try this. Folks with a local HEB, their branded 'Sugar Rush' melon should be a good candidate.

 

[indaswamp]

Ice cream machine
Mint bush out back
Melons in the kitchen
Honey in the pantry

Gotta try that soon.

If you love sweet ripe cantaloupe- you will love this!

 

[indaswamp]

Great idea Keith, we love cantaloupe...

Thanks GS! It is good!

 

[indaswamp]

Sounds really good Keith, but unfortunately cantaloupe never lasts long enough in our house. I may have to hid one to try this. Once creamee season is over that is.

Chris

Thanks Chris.... creamee season???

 

[indaswamp]

Gotta try this. Folks with a local HEB, their branded 'Sugar Rush' melon should be a good candidate.

Thanks Loyd. You will not be disappointed! The variety I used was a Kandy Cantaloupe....

 

[gmc2003]

Thanks Chris.... creamee season???

Simplest terms - soft-served ice cream. Up here Maple flavored is king. I personally hate tree-piss so I opt for a black-n-white.

Chris

 

[jcam222]

I do wish that fit my diet!! I do miss cantaloupe. Local melon fest in Sept usually features cantaloupe ice cream

 

[zwiller]

Oh man that looks FANTASTIC! Not much of a melon guy but would hit that HARD. That said, I never have room for the ice cream bowl in the freezer tho LOL

 

[indaswamp]

I do wish that fit my diet!! I do miss cantaloupe. Local melon fest in Sept usually features cantaloupe ice cream

Thanks Jcam... It is not a Keto recipe, but better than most desserts....

 

[indaswamp]

Oh man that looks FANTASTIC! Not much of a melon guy but would hit that HARD. That said, I never have room for the ice cream bowl in the freezer tho LOL

Thanks zwiller! Ya know, I was never a fan of cantaloupe....until I had a very ripe. sweet one. Wow was that good! It's like the difference between a tasteless commercial grown tomato and a home grown tomato. Most of the cantaloupe I have tried were not ripe.....and it make a huge difference!

 

[jcam222]

Thanks Jcam... It is not a Keto recipe, but better than most desserts....

Oh man I have no doubt it has to be super refreshing

 

[zwiller]

I was never a fan of cantaloupe....until I had a very ripe. sweet one. Wow was that good! It's like the difference between a tasteless commercial grown tomato and a home grown tomato. Most of the cantaloupe I have tried were not ripe.....and it make a huge difference!

TOTALLY. We only buy from road stands here. The beauty of your idea is you can use some REALLY ripe stuff that would beyond typical eating. Kinda like bananas for banana bread.

Heads up from one cantalope snob to another: SALT!!! Light dust is all you need.

 

[jcam222]

TOTALLY. We only buy from road stands here. The beauty of your idea is you can use some REALLY ripe stuff that would beyond typical eating. Kinda like bananas for banana bread.

Heads up from one cantalope snob to another: SALT!!! Light dust is all you need.

I grew up eating salt on mine and calling it muskmelon thanks to my grandma

 

[indaswamp]

Thanks for the reminder...I forgot salt in the recipe above. 1/2 tsp. sea salt...

 

[indaswamp]

Added to recipe....

 

[zwiller]

I grew up eating salt on mine and calling it muskmelon thanks to my grandma

Muskmelon mostly here too. Milan Melon Fest?