Cocktails with Lemon sorbet
Lemon sorbet is a dairy-free frozen dessert of lemon juice, sugar and water.
How it's used
A scoop brings lemon, sugar and cold at once, so a drink built on it rarely needs more sweetening. In a Sgroppino it is not left to melt but whipped with prosecco and vodka into a foam.
Substitutes for Lemon sorbet
Lime or grapefruit sorbet
Swaps straight in. Only the fruit changes.
Sherbet (North American)
Use the same amount. It blends creamier and less sharp than sorbet.
Homemade replacement
Blend crushed ice with equal parts lemon juice and sugar syrup, then taste and adjust. The result is thinner, closer to a slush.
Lemon granita
It blends in, but gives an icier, thinner result.
Storage
Keep it frozen and tightly closed, away from strong-smelling food, since sorbet picks up freezer odors.
