Simple Watermelon Sorbet
(0 votes)
(0 votes)
Health Score:
71 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 5 h. 25 min.
Ready in
Calories:
112
calories
Calories
Healthy, because
Even smarter
Nutritional values
Watermelon is around 92% water, so when you eat watermelon, you're getting your adequate hydration, along with various other vitamins and minerals!
You can use coconut sugar, honey, or agave to sweeten this.
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 112 cal. | (5 %) | ||
| Protein | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Fat | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 26 g | (17 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 16 g | (64 %) | ||
| Roughage | 0.3 g | (1 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0 mg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 0.4 mg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 6 μg | (2 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 1.9 mg | (32 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.8 μg | (11 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0 μg | (0 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 8 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Potassium | 134 mg | (3 %) | ||
| Calcium | 9 mg | (1 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 11 mg | (4 %) | ||
| Iron | 0.3 mg | (2 %) | ||
| Iodine | 1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Zinc | 0.1 mg | (1 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 0.1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 24 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 26 g |
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
all recipes of this author
Ingredients
for
6
- Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup granulated sugar (plus 2 tablespoons)
- 3 cups fresh, chopped Watermelon
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Preparation steps
1.
In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Remove pan from heat and chill syrup until completely cooled.
2.
Meanwhile, mash the watermelon in a medium bowl. Stir in the lemon juice. Mix in chilled sugar syrup. Pour mixture through mesh strainer, pressing on the watermelon to extract as much liquid as possible.
3.
Pour mixture into shallow baking dish. Freeze until almost firm, about 2 hours, stirring frequently.
4.
Continue freezing without stirring until firm once again, at least 3 hours or overnight.
5.
Using fork, scrape the surface of the granita to form crystals. Scoop granita into dessert glasses and serve.
