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Buttermilk Sherbet Recipe

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Buttermilk gives an added creamy tang to lemon sherbet sweetened with honey.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 lemons for 1/2 cup lemon juice plus zest (see instructions)
  • 4 cups buttermilk
  • 1-1/4 cups honey
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Preparation:

Grate the zest from 2 of the lemons using a microplane. Using a vegetable peeler, remove long, thin strips of zest (color part only) from the remaining 1 lemon, and set aside to use for garnishing. Squeeze the juice from the lemons -- you will need 1/2 cup.

Whisk together lemon juice, grated lemon zest, buttermilk, honey, and sugar.

Place mixture in an ice cream machine and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

Pack sherbet into a rigid container, seal, and freeze until firm. Serve buttermilk sherbet topped with strips of lemon zest.

Yield: about 1-1/2 quarts

User Reviews

 2 out of 5
Too much honey, Member mrspractical

The honey overpowers the flavor here even though I cut it back to 3/4 cup. The recipe didn't harden at all in my ice cream maker and pretty much turned icy in the freezer. I was hoping for a quick, easy frozen dessert. It was quick and easy but the results were not satisfying.

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