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Ingredients:
Mango Sorbet:
1 1⁄4 cups sugar
1 1⁄4 cups water
2-4 ripe mangoes (2 pounds), peeled, seeded, pureed in processor (1 1⁄2 cups)
1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice (1 juicy lime)
Zest of 1 lime

Kiwi-Lime Sorbet:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
5 ripe kiwis
1⁄4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh lime
juice (2 limes)

Tropical Sorbets
Once you have the basic formula, it’s easy to make a variety of fruit sorbets. We’ve chosen mango, and kiwi-lime. Each requires simple syrup made of sugar and water. Sorbets taste best if eaten within a day or two of being made.

Mango Sorbet
1. Combine sugar and water in a deep saucepan. Heat over low heat until sugar dissolves.
2. Pour simple syrup into glass bowl to cool. Stir in mango puree, lime juice, and lime zest. Refrigerate until very cold.
3. Pour into ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacture’s instructions. When almost frozen (this doesn’t freeze hard), place in a plastic container, top with plastic wrap placed directly on the surface, and freeze until serving time.

Kiwi-Lime Sorbet
1. Combine sugar and water in a deep saucepan. Heat over low heat until sugar dissolves. Pour syrup into glass bowl to cool.
2. Halve kiwis, scoop out fruit, and place in a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until smooth, then place the fruit puree in a strainer over a bowl. Press out the juice.
3. Stir kiwi and lime juices into syrup. Refrigerate until very cold.
4. Pour into ice cream maker and according to the manufacturer's instructions. When almost frozen (this doesn’t freeze hard), place in a plastic container, top with plastic wrap placed directly on the surface, and freeze until serving time.


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