Honeydew Sorbet

When Ben and I first started dated, he took me on an Alaskan cruise. Once, in the dining room, they served the most delicious honeydew sorbet that we've ever had. Well, to be honest, it was probably the only time we ever had honeydew sorbet. It's lasted in our memories and we always try to find someone who serves honeydew sorbet but we never have.

I looked it up and it seems so easy to make so I gave it a shot.

All you do is...

1. Cut up ripe honeydew
2. Puree the honeydew in a food processor
3. Strain the juice
4. Sweeten (almost to the point of too sweet because it will mellow out) and freeze. 
5. Pour juice into a container to freeze
6. Once frozen, chop it up and puree it again to get that sorbet consistency. I used a food processor for this part but I think it might be better to use a blender this time. It came out fine but took a while because the chunks of ice were hard to break down.
   
7. Put it back in the freezer for a little bit before serving because it will have melted slightly while you were pureeing it (about an hour is fine).
8. Scoop up and eat!
   
9. If you leave it in the freezer for a while, it'll get hard again so you'll have to puree it again. Or you can be like Ben and just scrape it.
   

My first attempt, I found a recipe that suggested using honey to sweeten it so I did. I did not enjoy the lingering and prominent honey taste so next time, I will try some rock sugar and water.

The results were delicious (except for the lingering honey flavor)). If you're like me,  you don't eat an entire tub full at once so one melon actually goes a long way.

After a couple of days, we didn't taste the honey anymore. I wonder if it mellows out even more after a couple of days?