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This refreshing strawberry sorbet only has four ingredients and it’s perfect! For me, strawberries always make me think of those warm summer months and make me crave sweet desserts and drinks. If strawberries are one of your favorite berries too, this berry sorbet with just 4 ingredients should be right up your alley. The deep strawberry flavor makes this frozen dessert recipe an all-time favorite summer dessert idea. This quick and easy strawberry sorbet recipe is made from frozen strawberries, but fresh will also work.

White bowls on a counter with scoops of fresh homemade strawberry sorbet. There are fresh strawberries and ice cream cones around.

Enjoy a refreshing homemade sorbet with just 4 ingredients. This strawberry sorbet recipe is easy and perfect for a summer day. No ice cream maker required!

You might also like lava flow cocktails, watermelon palomas, peach black tea lemonade, or a fruity white sangria.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this summer dessert idea!

Homemade Strawberry Sorbet

Sorbet is really refreshing. No wonder some people serve it between courses to clear the palate. I love it for dessert. It’s like a lighter version of gelato (don’t get me wrong – gelato is also pretty amazing!) Sorbet is lighter than gelato though and lighter than ice cream. So if you want something refreshing but not necessarily creamy or heavy, sorbet is the way to go! 4-ingredient recipes are always appealing because they tend to be so easy.

A pan with homemade strawberry sorbet from above and an ice cream scoop taking out a scoop.

Easy Strawberry Sorbet Ingredients

This quick and easy sorbet calls for sugar, water, strawberries, and lemon juice. This is a perfect summer dessert idea if you want to make something frozen but without an ice cream maker.

A marble table with the ingredients to make strawberry sorbet.

How to Make Strawberry Sorbet

Making strawberry sorbet without an ice cream maker really couldn’t be simpler, since all you need to do is melt the sugar in the water, blend the strawberries with the lemon juice, and then mix everything together. A blender or food processor would work for this fruit sorbet. Scoop the fruit puree into a freezer safe container and freeze.

A pan full of red strawberry sorbet. There is an ice cream scoop taking out a scoop.

After a few hours in the freezer, your easy strawberry sorbet is ready to serve. The exact freezing time depends on your freezer so you might prefer to make this recipe a day ahead to guarantee it’s frozen properly. Homemade sorbet will keep for at least a couple of weeks in the freezer. This is one of the reason I love sorbet recipes like this!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this summer dessert idea!

Refreshing Strawberry Sorbet Variations

This dessert can be made with frozen strawberries instead of fresh ones. You will need a decent blender if using frozen but the flavour of the sorbet will be every bit as good. In fact, feel free to change up the berries.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this summer dessert idea!

Making a raspberry sorbet instead is another summer dessert idea. In fact you can choose any fresh or frozen berries for this quick and easy sorbet with just 4 ingredients. Blackberries, raspberries or cherries would work.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this summer dessert idea!

Soft fruit like peaches, apricots or plums would work as well. Or you could combine a couple of different fruits if you want to get creative. It’s such a quick and easy sorbet you could even make a couple of flavours. This is one of the best frozen desserts you can make without an ice cream maker.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this dessert made with frozen strawberries.

This sweet treat, made with frozen strawberries, is not only refreshing but really delicious too. I like to use fresh lemon juice instead of bottled. When a recipe has only 4 ingredients you can taste them all. That means it’s worth using fresh for the very best flavour. Oh, and you can swap the lemon juice for lime juice for a slightly different (but equally delicious) result.

A bowl from above with scoops of strawberry in it.

How to Serve this Refreshing Strawberry Sorbet

I love this summer dessert idea. Not only does it make an amazing dessert but there are various ways to serve it. You can prepare this so quickly without an ice cream maker and it’s a perfect dessert for the summer.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this dessert made with frozen strawberries.

Sorbet is sometimes served between courses to refresh the palate between two different flavours. So if you’re planning a multi-course meal you might want to serve this treat made with frozen strawberries for an extra fancy touch!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this  quick and easy sorbet.

Any flavour of sorbet with just 4 ingredients makes a great palate cleanser. You can make other flavours or just stick with strawberry. A serving between courses is typically just a tablespoon or so.

Another way to serve this refreshing strawberry sorbet is as a float. Pour a glass of your favourite soda then add a scoop of sorbet on top. You don’t even have to use soda. Champagne, sparkling wine or Prosecco with a scoop of sorbet on top makes an amazing summer cocktail!

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this  quick and easy sorbet.

Even More Ways to Serve Homemade Sorbet

Try a scoop of refreshing strawberry sorbet on top of angel cake for a summer dessert idea. Or pair a scoop of sorbet with a scoop of ice cream and perhaps a fresh berry or two as well.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this  quick and easy sorbet.

There are so many ways to enjoy this mouth-watering sorbet with just 4 ingredients. Considering you don’t need any special equipment to make quick and easy sorbet, it’s a great recipe to experiment with. You can make a wonderful frozen dessert without an ice cream maker.

Food blogger, Bella Bucchiotti of xoxoBella, shares a refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients. You will love this  quick and easy sorbet.

Strawberry Sorbet with Just 4 Ingredients Recipe

5 from 14 votes

Strawberry Sorbet with Just 4 Ingredients

The deep strawberry flavour will make this refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients an all-time favourite summer dessert idea. This quick and easy sorbet is made from frozen strawberries, but fresh will also work.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients 

  • 1 Cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 3 Cups strawberries, fresh or frozen
  • 3 Tablespoon lemon juice, fresh

Instructions 

  • Place sugar and water into a medium saucepan and bring to a slow boil stirring often.  Quickly lower heat and simmer while stirring for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.  Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Wash and trim off the stems of the strawberries and place in a blender along with the lemon juice.  Blend into a puree that is smooth and free of chunks.
  • Add sugar mixture to the strawberry mixture and briefly blend on low speed for 15 to 30 seconds.
  • Pour mixture to a bread tin or ice cube trays and place in a freezer for at least 3 to 4 hours or until firm.
  • Scoop out with ice cream scooper or spoon and serve. 

Notes

If using frozen strawberries, you can use from frozen state or thawed. 

Nutrition

Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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There are a lot of ways to serve this yummy dessert made with frozen strawberries. Once you find out how quick and easy this is to prepare, you will definitely want to experiment with other fruits or berries.

The deep strawberry flavor will make this refreshing strawberry sorbet with just 4 ingredients an all-time favorite summer dessert idea. This quick and easy strawberry sorbet without ice cream maker recipe is made from frozen strawberries, but fresh strawberries will also work.

Other Strawberry Recipes to Try

Bella Bucchiotti

Bella Bucchiotti is a Canadian-based syndicated food, travel, and lifestyle writer, photographer, and creator at xoxoBella. She founded xoxoBella in 2015, where she shares her love for food, dogs, sustainability, fitness, crafts, outdoor adventures, travel, and philanthropy to encourage others to run the extra mile, try new recipes, visit unfamiliar places, and stand for a cause. Bella creates stress-free and family-friendly recipes for weeknight dinners and festive feasts.

 

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9 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Delicious recipe that I could enjoy dairy free. I put some mini chocolate chips in mine so it tasted like a chocolate covered strawberry!

  2. 5 stars
    I love sorbet and this recipe was so simple to make since I already had the ingredients. The kids loved helping, too! We all enjoyed how smooth and refreshing it was.

  3. 5 stars
    Oh, this came out with the lightest flavor! It was so much better than ice cream because there was no heavy feeling after. Delicious!

  4. This recipe intrigued me because it is similar to my strawberry jam recipe but with more berries and more water.The taste is amazing with so much berry flavor.