Scoop&Slush

Lemon Sorbet

Bright, sharp, and clean. Four ingredients, no dairy at all, and a scoop that tastes like frozen lemonade stood up straight.

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Lemon Sorbet
Ninja CreamiPrep
5 minFreeze
24 hrMakes
1 pint · 4 servings

Why you’ll love this

Bright enough to wake up the whole table; it is sharp, clean, and refreshingly simple, the kind of scoop that resets your palate and your afternoon. Serve it after rich dinners, on the hottest day of the year, or whenever dessert needs to feel light and full of sunshine.

What you’ll need

A few simple ingredients for a big, delicious idea.

Granulated sugar
Granulated sugar
Light corn syrup
Light corn syrup
Warm water
Warm water
Lemon juice
Lemon juice

Lemon Sorbet

Ninja CreamiPrep 5 min24 hr

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the sugar

    Whisk the sugar, corn syrup, and warm water together in a large bowl until the sugar has fully dissolved.

  2. Add the lemon juice

    Pour in the lemon juice and whisk until everything is fully combined.

  3. Freeze the pint

    Pour the base into an empty CREAMi pint, put the storage lid on, and freeze for 24 hours on a level surface.

  4. Process on Sorbet

    Take the pint out of the freezer, remove the storage lid, and set the pint up in the machine. Run the SORBET program.

  5. Serve

    Scoop and serve immediately. If the sorbet looks crumbly, which can happen in a very cold freezer, run a respin to bring it smooth.

Nutrition guide

The nutrition scoop

Per serving · 1 of 4 servings from one pint

  • Fat 0%
  • Carbs 99%
  • Protein 1%

Light and bright: an easy everyday treat.

Total fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 31 g
Protein 0 g
of which sugars 27 g
Saturated fat 0 g 0% daily value
Cholesterol 0 mg 0% daily value
Sodium 0 mg 0% daily value
Dietary fiber 0 g 0% daily value
Calcium 5 mg 0% daily value
Vitamin C 12 mg 13% daily value

Where the calories live

The granulated sugar brings the biggest share of the calories here, about 82 percent of the batch, with the light corn syrup next in line.

The bright spot

Most of the flavor rides on the granulated sugar, and the numbers stay in treat territory rather than meal territory.

Want a lighter scoop

A half serving with fresh fruit on the side keeps all the flavor and halves everything on this panel.

Estimated from the ingredients exactly as written, using standard reference values for each ingredient. Your brands and swaps will shift the numbers a little. Daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Make it your own

  • Start with the base recipe, then swap one ingredient at a time.
  • Try a different topping after processing.
  • Keep notes so you can revisit your favorite combination.

Texture tips

  • A level, fully solid freeze gives the smoothest spin.
  • Freeze CREAMi bases level and completely solid.
  • For SLUSHi, check compatible liquids and minimum sugar requirements.

Frequently asked questions

What if the sorbet comes out crumbly?

Run a respin. A very cold freezer can set the pint extra hard, and one more pass through the machine brings the texture back to smooth and scoopable.

Fresh or bottled lemon juice?

Either works. Fresh squeezed tastes the brightest, and bottled keeps the pint effortless. The recipe needs half a cup either way.

Why the corn syrup?

A spoonful of corn syrup helps the sorbet freeze smooth and scoopable instead of icy, which matters in a base with no dairy and no fat to lean on.

How do I store leftovers?

Smooth the top flat with a spoon, put the storage lid back on, and return the pint to the freezer on a level surface. Before serving again, set the pint up in the machine and run SORBET once more.