Best 13 Mint Sorbet Recipes

LIMONCELLO LEMON SORBET (WITH OR WITHOUT MINT)

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup water, sugar, and fresh mint leaves in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a light boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon zest. Let syrup cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Mix remaining 1 1/2 cup water, lemon juice, and limoncello liqueur into syrup.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker; churn according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 15 minutes. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours.

WATERMELON-MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Cook sugar and 1 cup water, stirring constantly, in a small saucepan over low heat until sugar has dissolved. Add mint. Bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree watermelon in a blender. Pour through a fine sieve into a large bowl; discard solids.
• Pour mint syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard mint. Stir syrup into puree. Stir in lime juice. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours (up to overnight).
• Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container; freeze at least 1 hour (up to 4 days). Let stand at room temperature 10 minutes before serving.

LEMON-MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Bring the sugar, water, mint, and lemon balm to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has dissolved. Strain into a heatproof container. Stir in the muscat wine. Refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours.
• Stir in the lemon juice; pour the chilled mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions until it reaches "soft-serve" consistency. Transfer ice cream to a one- or two-quart plastic container with a lid; cover surface with plastic wrap and seal. For best results, ice cream should ripen in the freezer for at least 2 hours or overnight.

DARK CHOCOLATE-MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Boil the water in a large pot. Steep the tea bags for 5 minutes. Remove them.
• Stir in the sugar, cocoa, and salt. Simmer the mixture over medium heat about two minutes or until all ingredients are dissolved. Add the peppermint extract.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Pour mixture into airtight container and refrigerate until completely chilled.
• Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions.
• If sorbet is still too liquidy, freeze in an airtight container for a few hours.
• If sorbet becomes too hard in the freezer, crush it up and stir it with a fork.

DARK CHOCOLATE MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Combine 3 1/4 cups water, the honey or corn syrup and the sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir with a rubber spatula until sugar is completely dissolved and remove from heat.
• Meanwhile, place chocolate and tea bag in a medium-size bowl. Pour on hot water mixture and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove tea bag. Add peppermint extract.
• Using a hand blender, blend mixture until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure mixture is well combined, and blend again if necessary. The chocolate will separate to an extent when chilled, but you will be blending it again. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 12 hours. Place a 1-quart container (or slightly larger) in the freezer.
• Remove sorbet mixture from refrigerator and blend again until smooth. The chocolate that has slightly solidified on top will be reincorporated. Freeze in an ice cream maker following manufacturer's directions. Transfer to the chilled container. Cover and place in freezer for 2 hours or longer. Allow sorbet to soften in refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.

MINT WATERMELON SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved; set aside. In a blender, process watermelon in batches until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in the sugar syrup, orange juice, mint, honey and lime juice. , Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish; cover and freeze for 8 hours or until firm. Just before serving, transfer to a food processor; cover and process in batches until smooth.

GRAPEFRUIT-MINT SORBET TASTY! NO ICE CREAM MAKER NEEDED!

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, mint leaves and stems; bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes; remove from heat, cover and let cool.
• Pour grapefruit juice and cooled mint mixture into a blender or food processor and blend well. Strain and transfer mixture to a shallow pan, cover and freeze until firm.
• Transfer frozen mixture to a blender or food processor again and blend well. Freeze again in the shallow pan.
• When ready to serve, use a melon baller and place 3 scoops in a stemmed glass, garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and serve.

MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Stir sugar, water and mint together in a 2 1/2-quart souffle dish. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent in a high-power oven for 3 minutes. Stir thoroughly, making sure there are no grains on the bottom of the dish. Cover with a lid or microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 6 minutes. Prick plastic, if used, to release steam.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Let cool. Strain through a fine sieve. Refrigerate until cold, several hours or overnight.
• Whisk lemon juice into syrup. Place in an ice-cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

LIME MINT SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved, and remove the pan from the heat. Let the syrup cool. In a blender purée the mint with the syrup, stir in the lime juice, and in a bowl chill the mixture, covered, for 1 hour, or until it is cold. Freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions.

MINT PAPAYA SORBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar and mint leaves to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; set aside to cool. Strain; discard mint leaves., Place the papaya in a food processor; add sugar syrup and lime juice. Cover and process for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Stir in chopped mint., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze for 4 hours or until firm.

MINT SORBET

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a large pot; prepare an ice-water bath and set aside. Add mint leaves to boiling water for about 30 seconds; drain and immediately transfer mint to ice-water bath. Drain and squeeze out excess water.
• Transfer mint leaves to the jar of a blender along with simple syrup; puree until smooth. Add more simple syrup, if desired.
• Transfer mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Keep frozen in an airtight container until ready to use, up to 3 days.

MINT JULEP SORBET

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in heavy large sauce pan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil. Pour into medium bowl. Refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Strain mint syrup through sieve set over bowl, pressing on mint leaves. Discard mint leaves. Mix bourbon, crème de menthe and minced mint leaves into mint syrup. Process sorbet mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Transfer sorbet to container; cover and freeze until firm, about 2 hours. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead; keep frozen.)
• Freeze 4 parfait glasses for 1 hour. Scoop sorbet into frozen glasses. Garnish with mint sprigs; serve immediately.

POMEGRANATE AND MINT SORBET RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Heat water and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat to a low simmer, until the honey dissolves. Remove from heat and "steep" mint for 5-10 minutes. Strain and let honey simple syrup cool. Combine the mint infused syrup, pomegranate juice, zest, and juice and place in fridge to chill. At least two hours. Once the mixture is chilled, churn according to manufacturer's instructions. For example, mine requires I run the motor 2-3 minutes before adding layers of ice and rock salt to the bucket. Then I let it churn for about 25-30 minutes {time will vary} or until the motor slows down considerably. Remove the motor top, sweep off any ice and salt from the canister lid, scrape the mixer paddle, and divvy up into Mason jars. I use my canning scraper to remove air bubbles before placing the lid on. Store in the freezer, removing 10-15 minutes prior to serving to let sorbet soften slightly.