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Rainbow Sherbet

I made rainbow sherbet in three flavors (orange, lime, raspberry) for a kid’s seventh birthday rainbow-themed party. Layered in a freezer container in colorful stripes. Reimbursement $30 tip $20.

The recipe is below.

Rainbow Sherbet

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes (includes freezing) | Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries, hulled
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen mango chunks
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided (1/4 cup per fruit layer)
  • 1 1/2 cups whole milk, divided (1/2 cup per fruit layer)
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided (1 tablespoon per fruit layer)
  • Pinch of salt per layer

Instructions

  1. Prepare the strawberry layer. Blend strawberries, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until completely smooth. Pour into a 9x13-inch pan or a large loaf pan and freeze for 1 hour, until firm.
  2. Prepare the mango layer. Rinse the blender, then blend mango, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until smooth. Pour gently over the frozen strawberry layer and return to the freezer for 1 hour.
  3. Prepare the blueberry layer. Rinse the blender, then blend blueberries, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until smooth. Pour gently over the frozen mango layer.
  4. Final freeze. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 more hours, or overnight, until completely set throughout.
  5. Scoop and serve. Remove from the freezer 5 minutes before serving to soften slightly. Scoop into bowls or cones and serve immediately. For a party, use an ice cream scoop to layer all three colors into each bowl for the full rainbow effect.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 115 | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Carbs: 27g | Fiber: 2g | Sodium: 35mg

Kaylee Turner
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Kaylee Turner
Week 370 of Kaylee’s 30-year story · Tulsa, Oklahoma
Kaylee is twenty-five, married with three kids under six, and the youngest mom on the RecipeSpinoff team. She got her GED at twenty, married at nineteen, and feeds her family on whatever she can find at Dollar General and the Tulsa grocery outlet. She survived a tornado that took the roof off her apartment and discovered that you can make surprisingly good dinners with canned goods and determination. Don't underestimate her. She doesn't underestimate herself.

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