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The Flavor Bender Recipes All Dessert Recipes Frozen Desserts Easy Fruit Sorbet (Only 3 ingredients and so many flavors!)

Easy Fruit Sorbet (Only 3 ingredients and so many flavors!)

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Author: Dini K.
Posted: 9/16/2015
Updated: 5/19/2020
Easy Fruit Sorbet - Make sorbet with almost any kind of fruit any time you want! You only need 3 ingredients (not counting water)! Here are the tricks and tips to apply to your favourite fruits to make Sorbet! Raspberry Sorbet, Peach Sorbet, Honeydew Melon Sorbet, and Pineapple Sorbet!

Deliciously refreshing, Easy Fruit Sorbet with just 3 ingredients! Perfect summer treat and the best way to take advantage of the  summer fruit bounty! Plus it’s an easy, healthy dessert/snack idea for kids!

Make Easy Fruit Sorbet with just 3 ingredients in just a few minutes!

Easy Fruit Sorbet - Make sorbet with almost any kind of fruit any time you want! You only need 3 ingredients (not counting water)! Here are the tricks and tips to apply to your favourite fruits to make Sorbet! Raspberry Sorbet, Peach Sorbet, Honeydew Melon Sorbet, and Pineapple Sorbet!

This post came to be as a result of a late surfeit of summer fruits in our local grocery store last month. The fruits got cheap, we got greedy, and the result was more fruit at home than we could possibly eat before they went bad. So enter, easy 3 ingredient sorbet!

Why I love making these small batch easy fruit sorbets!

Remember the easy fruit soda syrups I made earlier in the summer? And all those insane popsicles? These Easy Fruit Sorbets just might be (dare I say it) an even better idea for cooling down in the summer! These frozen desserts not only cool you down, they are

  • healthier,
  • super easy to make, 
  • gluten free and dairy free, and vegan!

Plus they taste fantastic!

If that didn’t convince you, get this. You can take almost any fruit you want, any flavour you want and transform them into refreshing and delicious sorbets! Think

  • Raspberry sorbet,
  • Pineapple sorbet,
  • Honeydew melon sorbet,
  • Watermelon sorbet
  • Peache sorbet
  • Strawberry sorbet
  • Apricots, Cantaloupe etc. etc. etc.

Damn, now I wish I could do summer all over again! Today I’m sharing with you the recipes for the sorbets we made most this summer – Raspberry, Peaches, Mango, Kiwi fruit, and Pineapple. Plus those colours are just so much fun! 🙂 I even tried this with Honey dew melon, watermelon and cantaloupe and you get a refreshing and healthy sorbet with a slushie like consistency!

Step by step how to make Easy Raspberry Sorbet with just 3 ingredients! Perfect way to use up summer berries!

There is a very simple idea behind this easy fruit sorbet. An embarrassingly simple idea. A sorbet is basically blended fruit that’s sweetened and then frozen. Though I call these recipes here, they are really more like an idea, a how to sort of guide for perfect, easy fruit sorbets!

Easy Raspberry Sorbet scoop made with 3 ingredients in a small bowl

ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE HEALTHY AND EASY FRUIT SORBET

  • An ice crushing blender or a small food processor
  • Your favourite summer fruits (frozen, or fresh bought and then diced and frozen)
  • Simple syrup as a sweetener (or agave or honey or maple syrup)
  • And just a squeeze of lemon juice or lime juice (this isn’t needed if the fruit is sour, like kiwi fruit)

And here’s the very simple idea behind my sorbets –

I love my ice crushing blender. And I figured if I turned fruits into ice cubes, OR I cut them into small pieces and freeze them, then I can crush those fruit ice cubes and turn them into delicious sorbet goodness!

The only addition I’d need is some extra liquid, which in this case is agave syrup (you can also use simple syrup, or maple syrup). It adds the sweetness and the liquid component required to turn your fresh summer fruits into glorious smooth sorbets that are ready to eat in minutes!

You don’t need an ice cream maker for this because,
  • you’re making small batches of sorbet.
  • the blender will be crushing the frozen fruit to very small pieces to make it almost as small as with an ice cream maker.

In addition to the sweeteners, you can add water or orange juice or lemonade IF your blender does need a little extra liquid to make that sorbet!

Making easy peach sorbet

Do I have to buy fresh fruits?

Not at all!

You can BUY frozen fruits from the supermarket to make life easier. We all buy the frozen fruits, like frozen strawberries, raspberries, mango, cherries and more, to make our morning smoothie, so we can easily use the same frozen fruits to make this sorbet.

BUT you do have the option to use overripe fruits from the market and use it to make sorbet. You tend to add less sweetener when the fruit is overripe because of the natural sweetness of the fruits already too.

How to prep fresh fruits to make this recipe?

If you buy fresh fruits, you will have to peel (if the fruits have inedible peels) and cut your fruits into cubes and then freeze them on a parchment paper-lined baking tray (spread the chunks out in a single layer, don’t stack them up so that they freeze into one big solid mass).

Once frozen, you can store them in freezer bags. This way your fruits will last longer too. And for smaller fruits like raspberries and blackberries or blueberries you don’t even need to cut them up. freeze them whole.

And then, when sorbet time rolls around, you can take out whichever fruit ice cubes your heart desires and whip up some deliciously refreshing sorbet in minutes!

8 oz / 226 g of frozen fruit will give you 1 very generous portion of sorbet or 2 smaller portions.

Can I make this sorbet ahead of time and store them? 

This recipe for sorbet is best eaten immediately – straight after blending.

Traditional sorbet has alot more sugar added to it, to allow the sorbet to be softer in consistency and scoopable even when frozen.

Because this easy fruit sorbet has far less sugar, it will harden more when frozen. But it will be just like sorbet as soon as it’s blended! So it’s perfect as an easy alternative for sorbet and a quick and healthy, refreshing summer snack or treat!

However, you can freeze it for later too. You will have to let the sorbet soften a little at room temperautre so that it can be scooped easily though.

But I want to make classic sorbet ahead of time! How can I make classic sorbet that’s easy to scoop.

You can absolutely make sorbet to store for later. To do this, you will absolutely need to add more sugar or alcohol (or both!). Sugar acts as an interference for freezing, and keeps the sorbet relatively soft even at freezing temperatures.

How much sugar should I add to sorbet that I want to store or make in bulk?

  • For every 500 g (a little over a pound), I use 200 g of sugar or 150 g of honey or maple syrup.

Check out my other classic sorbet recipe for the Pink peppercorn and pineapple sorbet in the post here (that uses extra sugar to keep it soft), or my Frozen Mango margarita for mango sorbet that I make with alcohol.

Feel like mixing flavours? No problem. It’s as easy as combining two frozen fruits together in your blender.

This is so delicious, and healthy, you’ll be buying fruit just to make sorbets next time!

Peach sorbet in a bowl
Pineapple sorbet made with 3 ingredients

I personally love the Mango, while Mr K favours Pineapple. What will be your favourite? 🙂

Pineapple sorbet in a bowl

Some other fruit flavours that you could turn into easy sorbets –

Mango (this is AWESOME! – if you get your hands on some sweet mangoes, you have got to try this!)
Apricot
Watermelon
Strawberries
Cantaloupe
Blackberries
Feijoas (YUM!!)
Cherries
Papaya
Kiwi Fruit
Banana
Banana + Passionfruit

The world is your oyster! Now go make sorbet.

CHECK OUT THE RECIPE VIDEO FOR EASY FRUIT SORBET

For more refreshing summer recipe ideas – check out the ones below!

Technicolour Ombre Peach Melba Popsicles {Thyme, Peach & Raspberry Paleta}

Make Rainbow Ice Cubes (No food coloring) for your lemonade with this sorbet recipe!

Salted Lime Sherbet (Margarita Ice Cream)

Cherry and Blackberry Red Wine Granita

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Easy Fruit Sorbet - Make sorbet with almost any kind of fruit any time you want! You only need 3 ingredients (not counting water)! Here are the tricks and tips to apply to your favourite fruits to make Sorbet! Raspberry Sorbet, Peach Sorbet, Honeydew Melon Sorbet, and Pineapple Sorbet!
4.94 from 16 votes

No churn Easy Fruit Sorbet (four flavours plus make your own!)

Author: Dini K.
Cuisine: American, European, Other
Deliciously refreshing, Easy Fruit Sorbet with just 3 ingredients! Perfect summer treat and the best way to take advantage of the  summer fruit bounty! Plus it's an easy, healthy dessert/snack idea for kids!

EASY – This recipe is easy for novice cooks as it doesn't require any complicated cooking techniques. However you will need a good blender.

US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions
Prep: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings of sorbet (1 from each fruit)
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Ingredients:

Raspberry Sorbet

  • 8 oz Raspberry (by weight)
  • 3 – 4 tbsp sugar syrup or agave nectar, maple syrup (to keep it refined sugar free) or orange juice (if you prefer less sweet)
  • lemon juice optional

Pineapple Sorbet

  • 8 oz pineapple nose removed, cut into ½ inch cubes (fresh or frozen), by weight
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar syrup or agave nectar, maple syrup to keep it refined sugar free or orange juice (if you prefer less sweet)

Peach Sorbet

  • 8 oz Peaches peeled, fresh or frozen, cut into ½ inch cubes, by weight
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar syrup or agave nectar, maple syrup – to keep it refined sugar free or orange juice (if you prefer less sweet)
  • lemon juice

Honeydew Melon Sorbet

  • 8 oz honeydew melon flesh only, cut into cubes, by weight
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar syrup or agave nectar, maple syrup – to keep it refined sugar free or orange juice (if you prefer less sweet)
  • lemon juice

Sugar Syrup (if you’re not using Maple syrup)

  • 8 oz white sugar
  • 2 cups water
US Customary – Metric

Instructions:

Sugar Syrup

  • Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Simmer for a further 15-20 minutes until you get a sugar syrup. Pour into a glass jar/bottle. Let it cool completely and for best results, chill in the fridge until you need it.

Fruit Sorbet

  • Cut up whole fruits into ½ inch cubes (except raspberries – these can be frozen whole).
  • Lay out the fruits in a single layer on parchment paper lined baking trays (it’s OK if the fruits touch).
  • Freeze the fruits completely and store them in freezer bags.
  • Roughly weigh out 8 oz of the frozen fruit and place it in a small food processor or ice crushing blender.
  • Pulse to crush the fruits into small pieces and add the simple syrup, a tablespoon at a time (while pulsing) to create a smooth sorbet-like paste. Please see notes.
  • Add a squeeze of lemon juice and run the blender for a few seconds to mix.
  • Spoon it into a bowl and serve immediately – or store in the freezer until you’re ready.

Tips & Tricks

Note 1 – When using the blender, it’s best to use it in short bursts as the blades heat up and this could melt your sorbet. The smaller the fruit pieces the faster it will puree. Just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t melt.
Note 2 – Adjust the sweetness/sugar level by adding more or less sugar syrup. If you don’t like sweeteners, you can substitute it with just water, or orange juice (or any kind of fruit juice).

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 150kcal (8%)Carbohydrates: 37g (12%)Protein: 1g (2%)Sodium: 11mgPotassium: 396mg (11%)Fiber: 5g (21%)Sugar: 30g (33%)Vitamin A: 230IU (5%)Vitamin C: 34.5mg (42%)Calcium: 28mg (3%)Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”

Course:Desserts, Frozen Desserts, Sorbet
Cuisine:American, European, Other
Keyword:Sorbet
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  1. M says

    August 31, 2023 at 21:57

    5 stars
    So so delicious and easy! I’ve adapted it successfully with watermelon and plums, and it’s always excellent. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Spenelli says

    June 6, 2023 at 16:17

    5 stars
    I made the pineapple with agave nectar. Used already frozen pineapple chunks. I have a blender bottle. It could barely handle it, like I suspected. So I added a little water. Turned into more water so I added lemon squash as I had no lemon juice. Ha. It ended up like a soup as I actually added too much water. And it’s still AMAZING. Delicious, fruity, cold soup, haha. Next time less water but great recipe! I’ve never used agave!

    Reply
  3. Suzi says

    April 13, 2023 at 09:46

    I make banana sorbet all the time… It’s a great use of those over ripe bananas you don’t know what to do with. Just freeze and blitz… No added sugar syrup needed.

    Reply
  4. Jess says

    February 26, 2023 at 02:12

    I just made the recipe today and i can honestly say it works! Nice work! But i do have a problem I used mixed berries eg: strawberry blackberries blue berries etc and it made a lot of bits what do u think I can do to prevent this from happening again??

    Reply
    • Dini says

      February 27, 2023 at 09:11

      Hi Jess
      If there are bits of fruits left in the sorbet, it’s usually because the blender isn’t powerful enough, or it hasn’t been blended long enough.
      It really does depend on the type of blender that you own.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  5. Jo says

    September 13, 2022 at 23:13

    I would normally make an aqua Fresca using cucumber and mint it’s very refreshing . I was wondering could I make it into a sorbet

    Reply
    • Dini says

      October 15, 2022 at 12:34

      Hi Jo
      It is hard to make a sorbet without sugar. Even this recipe, doesn’t have enough sugar to make a sorbet that can be stored in the freezer long term as it will harden to ice.
      You can make cucumber crushed ice my freezeing and blending frozen cucumber, but it won’t quite be sorbet. And unfortunately it will harden in the freezer (unless alot of sugar OR alcohol is added).
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  6. Ariel says

    August 6, 2022 at 21:26

    Love the recipe! Did it with mango
    How would you do a coconut sorbet?

    Reply
  7. C.M says

    July 8, 2022 at 19:02

    Do you think I’d be able to make lemon sorbet?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      July 11, 2022 at 10:44

      Hi C.M
      Unfortunately this recipe won’t work as well for lemon sorbet.
      However, you can still make a cheats’ lemon sorbet, by making a strong lemonade (with a high concentration of lemon and enough sweetness), freezing the lemonade in ice cube trays and blending the ice cubes as well. Proper sorbet (of any fruit), uses more sugar than this recipe so that it can be stored in the freezer longer and is scoopable.
      I hope that helps.

      Reply
  8. Jess Hass says

    July 6, 2022 at 09:23

    Love your video! Could you please tell me what kind of blender you are using? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Dini says

      July 6, 2022 at 09:29

      Hi Jess
      I honestly can’t remember which blender this was in the pictures. However, I use a vitamix blender in the video! I also still use my vitamix in the kitchen to make sorbets and smoothies.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  9. Tammy McDowell says

    March 24, 2022 at 17:38

    I haven’t tried this yet. My question is if you substitute water instead of sample syrup, would it be okay to dissolve Swerve into the water for the sweetness and if so which Swerve would you recommend?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      March 24, 2022 at 18:46

      Hi Tammy
      Unfortunately I haven’t made this with artificial sweeteners, so I can’t comment on how well it would come out or which sweetener to use.
      Sorry about that!

      Reply
      • Bethany says

        November 9, 2022 at 19:21

        5 stars
        Its so good! Mine was super thick so I needed to add a little water. Added 1 stevia in the raw packet and this lit the natural flavors light up! 🙂 I put it back in freezer to harden up a little bit for my mom. She loves sherbet.

        Reply
  10. Mary Berger says

    February 27, 2022 at 22:22

    I would love to make lemon sorbet and then add lemoncello to it. How could i do this?

    Reply
  11. Lucille Paral says

    December 12, 2021 at 11:13

    This was great, but what exactly should I add to make it last longer in the freezer that isn’t sugar? I’m asking because I like to make things ahead of time I don’t want ice.

    Reply
    • Dini says

      December 12, 2021 at 15:22

      Hi Lucille
      The trick to having sorbet that will last longer (and is scoopable) is adding more sugar or fat or alcohol. For fruit sorbets, it’s usually sugar that makes them soft, and easier to store long term.
      I would recommend following the pineapple sorbet recipe in this post (without the peppercorns) as a guide on how to make sorbet that can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer. I have made sorbet with mango, strawberries and raspberry using the same recipe, but substituting the amount of pineapple.
      Hope that helps!

      Reply
  12. John Dow says

    November 9, 2021 at 13:58

    I was just wondering if you want to make this ahead of time how much more sugar syrup should you add?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      November 9, 2021 at 21:29

      Hi John
      The sorbet in this particular recipe will solidify when frozen for longer as it is meant to be eaten as soon as it’s made.
      I would recommend following the pineapple sorbet recipe in this post (without the peppercorns) as a guide on how to make sorbet that can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer. This sorbet has a higher sugar content and is scoopable too.
      Hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Bethany says

        November 9, 2022 at 19:22

        5 stars
        I used half a bag of mixed fruit chunks (pineapple, strawberry, mango, and peaches)

        Reply
  13. Brenda Phillips says

    October 4, 2021 at 05:18

    5 stars
    I am glad that I can make refreshing fruit treats into sorbet

    Reply
  14. Phyllis says

    June 18, 2021 at 13:00

    5 stars
    I liked the recipe!

    Reply
  15. Alex almatrah says

    December 29, 2020 at 17:42

    5 stars
    Great easy to make
    Add lift blossom water instead of alcohol

    Reply
  16. Cristina says

    November 8, 2020 at 22:32

    I am glad I found you, thank you for your help, I have a gluten and milk problem and I prepare some sorbetos butcame out ice. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Dini says

      November 9, 2020 at 09:30

      Hi Cristina
      This recipe is meant for sorbet to be eaten immediately after making. If you want to make sorbet, to store for later, then you need to add much more sugar, or other ingredients that will help keep it soft, and prevent it from becoming an ice block again.
      I make a sugar syrup, and add it to my sorbet base, and sometimes even add whisked egg white to lighten the mixture as well.

      Reply
  17. Lila says

    September 8, 2020 at 20:16

    Can u use frozen blueberries in the sorbet?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      September 16, 2020 at 08:14

      Hi Lila
      You should be able to use frozen blueberries. I haven’t used it myself though.

      Reply
  18. Margie says

    July 11, 2020 at 15:35

    5 stars
    When I started reading this blog I felt a kinship with the love of ice. 4 teeth later, I realized that I tend to be anemic so now I drink 4 oz of orange juice when eating a meal. It helps the absorption of iron. You might try it help a lot with ice cravings. I also bought a soft ice machine. I wish I had learned earlier of the anemia. I’m going to try your sorbet today.

    Reply
    • Dini says

      July 13, 2020 at 08:41

      Thank you Margie!
      Yes 🙂 The ice cravings is definitely related to my anemia! Making iron a part of daily meal has been a life long challenge! It’s managed now, but I still do like my crushed ice. Probably because of my earlier habits! 🙂
      I hope you do enjoy the sorbet!

      Reply
      • Suzi says

        April 13, 2023 at 10:00

        One easy way to add iron to your diet it to use a plain old cast iron pan (no coatings on the side the food goes, i.e. Teflon or enamel). Cooking with cast iron will release trace amounts of iron to any food you cook in it. Cooking with it makes me smile because I remember the settlers used it so long ago.

        Reply
  19. carina says

    June 8, 2020 at 22:45

    So I’m trying to cut back on my sugar income by switching from ice cream to sorbets. This nutrition info says 30g sugar. It does include 8oz (1/2 C of sugar). If I were to use maple syrup or honey, would that cut down the sugar? If so, how much would the sugar be reduced by?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      June 9, 2020 at 09:04

      Hi Carina
      As noted in the recipe, the simple syrup recipe is only for those who want to sweeten it with simple syrup.
      Each individual portion of sorbet only uses about 3 – 4 tbsp of sugar syrup which can be substituted with maple syrup or agave or even orange juice if you prefer not to add any sweetener.
      I hope that helps.

      Reply
  20. AChefInProgress says

    June 2, 2020 at 16:36

    5 stars
    O.M.G. THIS IS SOOO GOOD!!! I made pineapple-mango, and its amazing!

    50/5!

    Reply
  21. SunShine says

    May 19, 2020 at 12:12

    I really want this to work, but am confused. In the simply syrup part of the recipe, it says “4 cups 2 cups water”; what does this mean? Also, why 16 oz sugar and not 2 cups sugar? Another item I’m confused with is that each Fruit Heading (ex. Pineapple Sorbet), it says 16oz of fruit, but in the recipe directions, it says “weigh out 8 oz of the fruit and place it in a blender”. It never mentions the other 8 oz of fruit.

    Reply
    • Dini says

      May 19, 2020 at 12:21

      Hi Sunshine
      Did you change the servings amount to x2? (I have temporarily removed that option from the recipe card, so now you only see measurements for 1x of the recipe).
      This changes the amount in the ingredient list, but not in the instructions.
      So in the original recipe I say weigh out 8 oz of the fruit, because that was what was included in the original ingredients. If you want to make twice the amount, then you need to weigh out twice the amount, and use twice the amount of sugar syrup as well.
      16 oz of sugar is 456 g of sugar, and 2 cups of sugar is 400 grams. You can use either. I prefer to weigh my ingredients as it gives more consistent results.
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
      • SunShine says

        May 20, 2020 at 06:05

        Thank you so much for the quick clarification and explanation!! I thought I was crazy – well, that’s still debatable, but now I understand. Thank you for clearing that up, and I’m off to make some delicious sorbets. And buy pears to try Nicki’s idea!

        Reply
      • thelio says

        June 27, 2021 at 22:58

        Thanks for sharing recipe Dini!

        Reply
  22. Nicki Dixon says

    May 15, 2020 at 16:54

    I just made pear sorbet using frozen leftover pears, orange juice simple syrup (using orange juice instead of water to make the simple syrup), and lemon juice. When it got too thick, I added an 8 oz can of Perrier L’Orange flavored carbonated mineral water to the blender until I used up the rest of the pears. I then put it in the freezer to freeze. Came out so good and taste just like pears. Going to try oranges and apples next. Sooo good!!

    Reply
  23. Anna says

    April 15, 2020 at 07:07

    Sorry if I missed it but can I use blueberries?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      April 15, 2020 at 08:59

      Hi Anna!
      I haven’t tried with blueberries using this method. But it should be possible 🙂
      Hope that helps!

      Reply
  24. Helen Genik says

    July 23, 2019 at 07:42

    How do you get the seeds out of the raspberries first? Heat , then strain, then freeze pulp and start from there?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      July 23, 2019 at 09:22

      Hi Helen!
      If you want to remove the seeds, then you will have to blend or process the raspberries first, strain them and freeze them into small ice cubes. You can cook them with some sugar first if you like too.
      But make sure you freeze them in smaller portions, as larger ice cubes may not turn into sorbet in the blender. Keep the frozen pulp as small as a raspberry if possible.
      Hope that helps.

      Reply
  25. t says

    November 21, 2018 at 08:02

    5 stars
    Try putting lime zest or mint in your pineapple sorbet!

    Reply
    • thelio says

      June 27, 2021 at 23:01

      whoa, sounds so tasty…..yeah

      Reply
  26. Chava says

    July 18, 2018 at 00:40

    Can you start with unfrozen fruit if it’s going to be made into popsicles? It sounds so delicious I can’t wait to try it..

    Reply
    • Dini says

      July 19, 2018 at 18:13

      Hi Chava!
      Absolutely! If you start with unfrozen fruit, you can definitely make some fruit popsicles. I would even recommend adding some lemon or orange juice to make the popsicles taste even better!
      Hope that helps 🙂

      Reply
  27. Kim says

    April 15, 2018 at 16:49

    5 stars
    I hate working with mango, I tried it again and I still didn’t get enough to make up 8oz so I improvised. It came out liquidy. But I had frozen strawberry and banana pieces already in my freezer and they came out awesome. This is so simple I’m not giving up, the options are endless. I have a cantaloupe screaming to be turned into sorbet

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  28. Ellie says

    April 5, 2018 at 16:09

    OMG! This recipe was really great! It’s quick and easy and it takes, like, 10 minutes! I tried mango and it turned out great. I think next time I’ll try peach and strawberry! –Ellie

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    • Dini says

      April 5, 2018 at 20:26

      Thank you so much Ellie, I’m really glad you liked it! 🙂

      Reply
  29. Sandy says

    July 25, 2017 at 18:58

    They all sound yummy. The peach sounds yummy.

    Reply
  30. lynn clark says

    June 2, 2017 at 15:42

    hi the all look good im gonig to try one tomoz can u freez them thnk you

    Reply
  31. June Watkins says

    May 4, 2017 at 13:15

    My husband is diabetic can I use sweetener instead

    Reply
    • Dini says

      May 13, 2017 at 13:44

      Hi June!
      Absolutely you can! You can use any kind of sweetener you like, but since you only need a little sweetener, you may need to add a little extra water or fruit juice to help with blending the frozen fruit.
      I hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
    • G says

      May 25, 2020 at 18:40

      Hello-for the simple syrup, it’s essentially 2 parts water to 1 part sugar, correct? I’ve seen some recipes that call for a 1:1 ratio (1 cup water to 8oz sugar) so I just wanted to be sure I’m reading this correctly as 2 cups water to 8oz sugar). Thanks much!

      Reply
      • Dini says

        June 4, 2020 at 14:53

        Hi G,
        Sorry about the late reply. Yes, you are correct that it is 2 : 1 in terms of volume. But I go by weight here, and 8 oz sugar is about 225 g, and 1 cup of water is 240 g. So in terms of weight, the ratio is roughly 1 : 1.

        Reply
  32. brooke warren says

    February 18, 2017 at 21:38

    Hi! don’t know if you still reply to these but just wondering how long this will last in the freezer about how long till i should toss it? btw this looks delicious can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Dini says

      February 18, 2017 at 21:49

      Hi Brooke, thank you for the question. The longest these have lasted in our freezer is about a month and the sorbets still tasted great! I honestly can’t be certain as to how long you can go before having to toss them out, but they should last several weeks easily. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  33. Wendy says

    February 16, 2017 at 13:04

    4 stars
    I tried with mango. Most of the pieces were about a half inch square but for some reason the blender would cut the mango at the bottom when i pulsed but then it would build up just out of reach of the blade. I was literally pulsing once, scrape the sides, pulse again, scrape the sides, repeat. It took me like 40 minutes. Adding more liquid didn’t help. Wonder what I did wrong… tasted great though

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    • Dini says

      February 16, 2017 at 18:01

      Hi Wendy!
      I’m so sorry that it didn’t work well! In my experience, whenever I use my less powerful blender, I find that the fruit gets stuck. But with a powerful ice crushing blender (usually they create a vortex to create even blending), this doesn’t happen. If your blender is powerful enough, the problem could be that your blender maybe too big for the amount that you used. I suggest, doubling the amount, or increasing the liquid a little bit (in which case you may need to keep it in the freezer for a couple of hours to harden again).
      I hope that helps!

      Reply
  34. Cynthia says

    August 3, 2016 at 15:18

    Looks delicious! If I make this ahead of time, then freeze it, will it scoop like store-bought sorbet? Or become hard like an ice-cube?
    Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Dini says

      August 3, 2016 at 15:21

      It will definitely be scoopable like storebought ice cream 🙂 If it is too hard (depending on your freezer) you can use a warm scoop and it will be a smooth dreamy sorbet! 🙂
      If you freeze it as ice cubes, they will become sorbet ice cubes.

      Reply
  35. karen says

    July 6, 2016 at 13:04

    What about watermelon? I used to make watermelon pops…..just smashed up watermelon in pop like plastic things…..for my children?

    And how would you do bananas?

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    • Dini says

      July 6, 2016 at 15:29

      Hi Karen!
      You can use watermelon to make watermelon sorbet the same way I’ve used honey dew melon here. It would have a higher water content, so will be more slushy-like than other fruits.
      For Bananas, you can cut them up into slices and freeze them overnight. Blend them with a little vanilla, and a little orange juice or milk (in place of the syrup), and you will get a delicious creamy “Nice cream”. It’s a great alternative to ice cream and healthier too.
      Hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
      • thelio says

        June 27, 2021 at 23:10

        Thanks for sharing, i searched through 5years looking for ref to using “watermelon” before asking the same thing. Karen’s question is appreciated and Dini, your reply is greatly appreciated. Take care, about to try watermelon sorbet!!!!!!!!

        Reply
  36. Vaya says

    June 8, 2016 at 12:49

    I love the idea of this recipe! Would you be able to use honey instead as a sweetener?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      June 8, 2016 at 14:27

      Hi Vaya!
      Thank you for visiting my blog. Yes, you can absolutely use honey instead as a sweetener. 🙂

      Reply
      • Vaya says

        June 8, 2016 at 14:46

        Thank you! I will definitely try this recipe!

        Reply
  37. Dejah says

    May 22, 2016 at 20:29

    Awesome!

    Reply
  38. Jessica says

    April 18, 2016 at 09:46

    5 stars
    I have agave. But how much do I add? Do I mix it in water?

    Reply
    • Dini says

      April 18, 2016 at 10:04

      Hi Jessica! If you have Agave Syrup, you don’t need to mix it with water. Add about 3 -4 tbsp (or enough to sweeten the sorbet to your preference)

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        April 18, 2016 at 10:06

        Awesome thank you! I have my Honey Dew freezing now! Can’t wait to try this!

        Reply
        • Dini says

          April 18, 2016 at 13:03

          Yaay! 😀 Please let me know how it comes out! I hope you love it 🙂

          Reply
  39. Jennifer A Stewart says

    October 9, 2015 at 10:16

    5 stars
    Girl, you need to stop! Just kidding keep going! I love that these are so simple to make and I’m going to use the rest of my summer fruit for this!

    Reply
  40. mila furman says

    September 28, 2015 at 15:28

    You had me at vegan 🙂 These look so awesome Dini!!! I’m always cold so I will be eating this under a blanket 🙂

    Reply
    • Dini says

      October 1, 2015 at 07:52

      hahaha!! 😀 I love eating cold stuff no matter what the weather too 🙂 I’ve got some Vegan recipes coming up on the blog soon! We had guests with dietary restrictions – so I made some Vegan recipes!

      Reply
  41. Ramona W says

    September 28, 2015 at 14:19

    5 stars
    They all look gorgeous and so tempting. I would definitely love to try mango first though. 🙂

    Reply
  42. Jessica @ Sweetest Menu says

    September 20, 2015 at 17:53

    Wow! How delicious! What a fresh and fruity snack – who knew it was so easy to! I need to whip up a batch asap!

    Reply
  43. Christine says

    September 16, 2015 at 11:46

    5 stars
    Dude. It’s like your reading my mind. I was just wondering about how to make sorbet. Never too late for sorbet in my opinion.

    Also, my cookbook came!!! Thanks again. I’m thrilled by the prospects!!

    Reply
    • Dini says

      September 16, 2015 at 15:58

      Yaaay!!! I got a email from them today to tell me they mailed it to you on Monday but forgot to tell me! 😀 hahaha!!!
      I know you will love the book! I’m already making my 5th thing from the book 🙂

      Reply
  44. Winnie says

    September 16, 2015 at 08:07

    Your photos are mouth-watering Dini!
    I have a craving for Pineapple sorbet now 🙂
    weird but ever since childhood I’ve always preferred sorbet over ice-cream

    Reply
    • Dini says

      September 16, 2015 at 15:59

      Thank you so much Winnie! I had a pineapple sorbet this weekend too! It’s so refreshing! 🙂

      Reply
      • Patti says

        April 6, 2020 at 17:22

        Can you use canned crushed pineapple?

        Reply
        • Dini says

          April 6, 2020 at 17:48

          Hi Patti
          I haven’t tried to, but you could. You would have to freeze it first though, and the sorbet might not need alot of extra moisture because canned pineapple has more water content than fresh pineapple.

          Reply

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