Cantaloupe Sorbet
on Aug 12, 2015, Updated Jul 10, 2024
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Four ingredients are all you need to make this Cantaloupe Sorbet! Sweet, refreshing and perfect for an easy summer dessert!
A couple weeks ago I was at one of the farmers markets near my house and got my first Rocky Ford cantaloupe of the season. Just as I look forward to Colorado’s Palisade peaches, I have an equal love for all of the Rocky Ford melons. I especially love getting them at the farmers markets because they will pick one out for me so I don’t have to worry about winding up with a flavorless or mushy melon.
I know some of you are already starting to think about fall, but I am still stuck in summer and savoring every last day of it. The kids around here started back to school this week and I feel like once that happens everyone gets all pumpkin spice happy.
Not me though! I won’t be breaking out the pumpkin, cinnamon, and fall scented candles for at least another month. In the meantime I’m going to keep eating all the melons and peaches and making frozen, refreshing, and seasonal treats like this Cantaloupe Sorbet.
This was my first time using a melon to make a sorbet. I’ve made lots of different berry sorbets so I figured why not make one with a cantaloupe. The cantaloupe made an amazingly creamy sorbet and the color is just stunning!
On top of being beautiful and delicious, this sorbet uses minimal ingredients and is so easy to make! All you need is a large cantaloupe, sugar, a lime, and a couple tablespoons of vodka. The vodka is flavorless so you won’t taste it at all, but it keeps the sorbet soft so you don’t have to use a chisel to get it out of the container once it’s frozen.
The flavor of the cantaloupe is at the forefront as it should be, but I love the hint of lime flavor that you get as well. This cantaloupe sorbet is a perfectly refreshing summer treat that you must make before all the pumpkins and apples take over your kitchen!
Cantaloupe Sorbet
Ingredients
- 6 cups cubed cantaloupe chilled
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar depending on how sweet you like things
- Juice of a lime
- 2 tablespoons vodka
Instructions
- Place all of ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Chill the mixture completely in the refrigerator. If the cantaloupe mixture has separated, whisk or blend again it until combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturers instructions. Scoop the sorbet into a freezer safe container and freeze for several hours before serving.
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Ohhhh I love that one of the four ingredients is vodka, haha! This sorbet looks sooo good! I haven’t had a single cantaloupe yet this season, and I’m thinking sorbet will be the way to make up for lost time…Brilliant!
Thanks Julia! You know it’s going to be a winner when there’s a little booze involved! ;-)
Just beautiful! Even w/ the high temps in Arizona, I’d still like the summer to stick around a while longer! This is so nice! I didn’t know the trick with adding vodka – so happy I stopped by!
Thanks Patricia! If only I could send you this sorbet, but I think we both know it would be hot soup by the time it made it to AZ! Stay cool!
Girl you are killing me with all your delicious desserts lately! I need to get on my game of incorporating fresh fruits and veggies in them…then they are guilt free ;)
Those are my thoughts exactly Meg! ;-)
I’ve never thought of making sorbet with cantaloupe, this looks wonderful!
Thanks Jessica! I loved it and one of the best things I’ve made using a cantaloupe!
Oh I’ve never made a melon sorbet either! This looks so pretty!!
It’s definitely worth trying out Melissa! So easy and it tastes so good!
Oh, that’s so great that they help pick the cantaloupes for you! I try my best usually, but I have been known to pick up some duds! Also, I can’t believe kids are back in school already! I feel like they start earlier and earlier as the years go by.
LOVE this cantaloupe sorbet. And yes, not ready for the pumpkin spice yet!
Thanks Lisa! I love that they pick out the melons for me at the farmers market. I feel so much better about what I’m getting when someone with experience with them is picking one out for me!
This looks absolutely delicious!! I am going to try this!
Thanks Marye! I was delicious, I hope you like it if you give it a try!
Dear Danae, I love cantaloupe and love the sound of this sorbet. What a delicious, refreshing summer delight. xo, Catherine
Thanks Catherine! It really is a summer delight!
I love this recipe and the way you just whip it up in the blender! How clever. I have never had that kind of melon before, but I do know the peaches you mentioned! I had one in Colorado when I was a teen, and I will never forget it! SO I trust your taste in melon if you like those peaches, lol! Beautiful pics too. I’ll have to pin.
Oh my goodness Katie you would love their melons! They are some of the juiciest and sweetest I’ve ever had!