Strawberry Orange Sorbet

On our honeymoon, we had lots and lots of sorbet.  We ordered it at almost every meal because we loved it so much.  Not long ago, I found a pin on Pinterest for strawberry orange sorbet. 

Source: http://deliciousshots.blogspot.com/2012/03/strawberry-orange-sorbet.html

Unfortunately, it called for an ice cream maker, which we do not have.  So today, I decided to improvise.

Ingredients:

4 cups of strawberries

1 cup of fresh orange juice and zest

1 cup of water

1/2 a cup of sugar

My Recipe

First, I cleaned the strawberries and cut the stems. 

Then, I boiled the orange juice, water, and sugar until the sugar was melted.  Then I added the cut strawberries and boiled for about 8 minutes.

After it boiled, I poured the mixture in the blender and let it cool.  When it had cooled some, I blended it and then poured it into a pan.

I put it in the fridge to cool some before freezing.  I don't have a good reason for that, it just seemed like a good idea at the time.  :)

After its been freezing for about an hour, take it out and run a fork through it to make it more like shaved ice.

It kind of looks like raw beef in the picture above, but let me tell you what - it is DELICIOUS!  Definitely try it out!

I should add that when you scoop it out with a spoon, it looks just like the first picture at the top! :)