This Watermelon Sorbet Is Only 2 Ingredients, And It's Ridiculously Delicious
I dislike cooking. Like, y'all, I really don't like it. Maybe it's because I can't sit still and it takes a lot of patience, maybe it's because I grew up being a picky eater, or maybe I just haven't really found my zest for it yet.
In any case, you catch my drift. I spend way too much money on DoorDash, and I'm pretty cool with frozen meals. Still, I'm on a budget and need nutrition, so I will occasionally come across a very simple recipe that catches my cooking-averse eye (Gigi Hadid's pasta recipe is still a fan favorite in my house).
And, while I'm not a foodie, I do have a major sweet tooth that I'm trying to tame. So when this two-ingredient watermelon sorbet came across millions of For You pages, including my own, I knew it was time to dust off my apron and try it out.
I made this today and...yes https://t.co/1AUl5iv2ho
— Mira 🎮 (@Xmiramira) August 14, 2023
From the looks of it, it really couldn't be any easier. You only need watermelon, limes, some sort of blender or food processor, and utensils. TikTok creator @claredodo wrote: "Just blend together frozen watermelon chunks with as much lime juice as necessary until it creates a thick sorbet."
No measurements, no long-winded explanation. A near-perfect recipe, from my perspective. Simply no notes. Also, being that I've had a bit of an obsession with watermelon since I was child (watermelondancerxoxo comin' at ya), it felt like fate. I had no reason not to try this. I needed to know if it was too good to be true. It looks SO good!
So I headed to my nearest grocery store before watermelons went out of season (I live in the Northeast) and got all that I needed. Here I am after my visit with my two ingredients. Lovely!
I bought one mini watermelon ($3.69) and three limes ($0.49), though I only ended up needing one lime.
Total = $5.16
First, I sliced up my mini melon. I followed along with this video, but it honestly made it more difficult...which made me feel like I already had no idea what I was doing. I think my knife was just a bit dull, though. That's what you get for using Kohl's Cash knives I guess.
Anyways, it kinda turned worse than Kendall Jenner attempting to cut a cucumber so I vetoed this mission and just started slicing the watermelon into slabs of meat. Whatever works!
It was kinda pleasing, too.
I got there eventually. And had lots of rinds to compost!
I really thought I'd be ready to blend right then and there, but I forgot the most important part of sorbet: the fact that it's *frozen*. So I popped the watermelon chunks into the freezer and went on with my day.
Which is why the lighting transitions from au natural to harsh hospital lighting (white light is my enemy). But I'm ready to blend. This is kinda fun!?!
Again, no measurements were given so I did my best to model the original video by using this former Thai food takeout box. Seemed close enough.
I didn't have a food processor so I used a blender...more on that later. I followed the video and juiced one lime into the blender.
Blend time!
K, so, this is where I understood why a food processor would be better than a blender. I'm not sure if it's just 'cause the frozen chunks were melting, but I'm under the impression the blender made the consistency kind of soupy. I did my best to smooth it out below, but yeah, this was the blender result:
As I understand from the interwebs, a food processor should be used if you want to eat your food with a spoon, and a blender if you want to liquify your ingredients and drink them, like a smoothie.
Anyways, it's time to dig in! And excuse the less than beautiful photo, I needed to eat ASAP 'cause it was melting FAST.
First bite!
And the results...
🍉 It's very delicious. I'm surprised it packs so much punch for just being two ingredients.
👩🍳 As a non-cook, I would totally make this again, and it's ridiculously easy to make. Like, there's no reason to complain about this recipe. The hardest and most time-consuming part is cutting the watermelon.
🍫🍨 I am thinking this could be a more nutritious replacement for ice cream or sweets. And TBH that's saying A LOT coming from me. I will take chocolate over fruit any day. But this is really good and could be a great way to nip my constant sweets cravings in the butt.
🍋🟩🍹 The lime definitely helps give this a punchy flavor, but I would be lying if I didn't say it is kinda giving tequila. The lime fumes kinda gave me war flashbacks to taking tequila shots in a dingy college basement bar. THAT BEING SAID, if someone wanted to make this alcoholic it would kinda pop off. Come to think of it, it kinda reminds me of a frosé.
The ratings:
Ease: 9/10; Taste: 8/10; Overall: 8.5/10
And some learnings if you decide to make this:
🔪 Make sure you cut the rinds completely off the watermelon. There were a few pieces that had a teeny bit of rind left on them which led to some chunky bites in the sorbet.
🍉 On that note, a food processor would likely mix this better than a blender.
🍋 If you're lime averse at all, consider squeezing less onto the watermelon. It might also work with lemon! Perhaps I'll try that next time myself. Look at me becoming a cook!
