We lived in California when I was 3 years old and one of my favorite pastimes was picking lemons from the tree in our backyard. I actually only vaugely remember the lemon tree (apparently my mom had to routinely stop me from picking too many at once), but freshly squeezed lemonade has made me happy ever since then. Pink lemonade is my favorite and since the winter has just been dragging on and on here in Boston, I decided we needed a little taste of summer to cheer us up. Plus, Meyer lemons won’t be in season much longer and it’s about time I made something with them!
My sorbet contained lots of Meyer lemon juice and zest, frozen raspberries, sugar, and a touch of Cointreau to keep it from getting too icy. Mmm, the perfect winter/summer/anytime treat!
Pink Lemonade Sorbet
Printable Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup water
1 cup freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice (from 4 lemons)
1 teaspoon finely grated Meyer lemon zest
1 12-ounce package frozen raspberries
1 tablespoon Cointreau
1/8 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Place sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat over medium high heat for 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Let cool 5 minutes. Place simple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest, and frozen raspberries in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Strain to remove raspberry seeds and stir in Cointreau and salt. Pour into your ice cream maker and churn according to the package instructions (the mixture will be cold and ready to churn without refrigerating it first because of the frozen raspberries). Place in the freezer until it firms up, about an hour. Makes 4 servings.
Nutrition: 218 calories, 0.5g fat, 0.7g fiber, 1.1g protein per serving
Cost: $1.45 per serving
Yum. I make and eat ice cream all year round but I wait till spring or summer to make sorbets. This one sounds so refreshing.
This looks wonderfully refreshing!!
I love the color of your sorbet! I also love that flavor..
With a dessert like this, you have me CRAVING summertime!
Looks fantastic! I just got an ice cream maker and I’m excited to make sorbets!
This looks absolutely refreshing. What a great idea for a sorbet. I think I totally missed Meyer lemon season this year. Well, there’s always next year.
Pink lemonade is one of my favorites too! And sorbet(don’t you just love the sound of it), is so refreshing in the heat of summer. Unfortunately, I think we are in for more wintery mess on Friday,ugh! We must think spring, so thanks for the lemonade.
Oooohhh this is so pretty and summery!!
So elegant and refreshing! I need an ice cream maker…
This looks & sounds so refreshing!! Love the pink color too!:)
Ooh. I love that you used raspberries. When I make pink lemonade at home I usually use strawberries, but they sound like a fun twist. I also hear you on the Meyer Lemon season. I almost picked up some when I was at Whole Foods but didn’t have a plan for them. Now I fear that when I next go they will be gone.
Pink lemonade was always my favorite fun drink to have when I was a kid! I love that you used meyer lemons in this sorbet…definitely bursting with flavor!
Sounds so refreshing and springy! I would love to have a lemon tree… and live somewhere where lemon trees grow… because I bet it would be warm there right now!
yum! I am loving its bright color!
Lovely color of the sorbet!
The lemon raspberry combo shud be interesting…
The color of this sorbet is just gorgeous.
I love lemon sorbet!!
bring on summer, please! This recipe sounds so yummy!
What a fabulous idea and so, so pretty!! Now, if only we could get some warm weather to go along with it
this is a wonderfully refreshing creation, kerstin–zippity-doo-dah-day! and the hue is just lovely. well done.
This looks amazing! I’m always sad when I hear people talk about Meyer lemons. For someone reason where I live in NY I can’t seem to find them. I won’t give up though. I’m sure I will find them someday
I’m also really loving the addition of raspberries and Cointreau. Delicious!
That sounds so refreshing! BRING ON the raspberries!!!
Looks delicious! The raspberries give it such a nice color and sound great to have with the meyer lemons! It must be very refreshing!
This is so vibrant and delicious sounding! It screams of summer! I just heard a snow storm is coming here to NY – boo!
Sounds like a perfect way to beat the why-isn’t-Spring-here blues. I want some!
Your bright pink lemonde sorbet looks superb & magnificent!
That must taste so refreshing too,…:)
oh this sounds awesome!!! and i still have some meyer lemons left 😉
This looks so cool and refreshing
Beautiful sorbet – it sounds perfect for a warm sunny afternoon!
ohhhh hello. i love this. the color is fabulous.
I love that story! how cute! I also love that you are incorporating hints of booze into your recipes. (A little vermouth here, a little contreau there…so inventive!)
Looks so refreshingly fabulous! YUM
Meyer lemon juice for sorbet sounds so good. And, I love the color from the raspberries!
I can see myself enjoying this all year long! It looks simply perfect.
This is such a pretty color. I would love to have a lemon tree to make fresh squeezed lemonade. I hate when I order it in a restaurant and ask if it’s fresh and they say yes, only to turn out that it’s Country Time lemonade they just stirred up. Clearly not the same!
Thanks to all!
Nutmeg Nanny – Oh no, maybe next year. I found some at both Costco and Trader Joe’s.
Daisy – I knew you would appreciate that
I can’t believe I haven’t thought of this yet. I LOVE sorbet and my favorite drink is pink lemonade! Combining them seems only natural!!! Thanks for the idea!
This is delicious! I used fresh raspberries, and added a little more sugar bc I had over a cup of juice, but what a great flavor and color. Thanks so much!
Yay, so glad you enjoyed it Ali!