Make Your Own Lemony Sorbet And Butter Pecan Ice Cream At Home
In any party, picnic or barbecue or light refreshments during the hot days of summer, making sorbet out of lemon or a sorbet with butter-pecan cream flavor is always fun.
When I was still little, I experience a lot of humid and hot summer days in Indiana. I used to stay with my grandparents during those days. My grandparents used to collect fresh milk or cream from their cow.
My grandmother used to combine these rich creams, milk, fresh cuts of fruits, eggs and various flavors. She would then get the very old ice cream maker, put some ice in it and some rock or coarse salt.
All of us grandchildren enjoyed taking turns in handling the machine. We played games while eating the sweet treats that our grandmother made for us. Good thing, the ice cream makers now are easier to operate.
LIP PUCKERING LEMONY SORBET (Makes 1 pint)
Ingredients
1 c water
5 tbsps lemon zest
3/4 c freshly squeezed lemon juices
1 c sugar
Inside a medium saucepan, on med. heat add water and sugar. Cook until dissolved. Raise heat then bring to a boil, then lower heat & simmer for 2 or 3 minutes. Let cool.
Add lemon juices and zest to the syrup. Chill. Add mixture to the ice cream maker and freeze as per the manufacturer’s instructions.
Butter Pecan Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients
4 pcs eggs
1.5 c corn syrup (white)
2 c sugar (brown)
Milk
1 tbsp of vanilla
Pecans; chopped
1 – 2 packages pudding mix (butter pecan;instant)
Beat slightly all your eggs inside a big bowl for mixing. Next, add all remaining recipe ingredients and use just enough of the milk that your ice cream maker will be filled to the brim.
If you’re hesitant in using the eggs because they’re raw, then you can take them out of the recipe but use all the pudding mixes. If you’re using the eggs then just 1 pkg of the mix should be used. Then, just follow directions for the ice cream maker.
Nothing left to do now but wait for the finished product which is a delicious ice cream to quell the scorching heat of the summer days and keep you cool & fresh. And what is most remarkable is that you churned out ice cream in your very own kitchen.
If you’re planning your next BBQ party, you might like to prepare your very own ice cream. Your party guests will surely be pleased and they will appreciate all the effort that you did to make them a really great tasting dessert that will make them come back for more.
Good luck to your ice cream adventure. Have fun making them too