This recipe was contained in a newspaper item from June 10, 1933 that my mother had saved. Orange, lemon, and pineapple juice are used to make this refreshing and flavorful sherbet.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 5 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup pineapple juice
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, mix together the lemon juice and sugar. Stir in the orange juice, milk, and pineapple juice. Pour into a plastic container, and freeze until stiff.
- You may also use an ice cream maker. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions. When sherbet is soft-serve consistency, serve immediately, or transfer to a container and freeze until firm.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 381 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 94 g |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 27 mg |
| Sugars | 88 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used half the amount of sugar and substituted maple syrup for sugar. Everything else the same. It is a very light and wholesome dessert compared to store bought sorbet.
Made this for my daughter’s BF grad party as he is huge sherbet fan. Modified it to several flavors: did recipe as written plus orange using OJ and grated orange peel, honey lime with lime juice, honey and Splenda for a diabetic guest. This was the favorite flavor! Used coconut milk to make dairy free…it was great!
way too much lemon!
Awesome sherbet recipe!! I used Lactose free milk and canned chuck pineapple in heavy syrup 1/2 cup and 3/4 of lemon juice . I placed all the ingredients into my Ninja to blend then Ifroze it till it was firm in a plastic container This recipe is easy to follow and DELICIOUS
This is very close to what my grandma used to make, so good!
Lovely and light. I thought the lemon might be too much so I decreased it by have and increased both the other 2 juices b y 1/4 C. Used my Ice cream maker and It was very good. I think im going to try making It cream, I think It would be even better!!
Easy and delicious. I didn’t have quite enough sugar so I didn’t use as much lemon juice. This recipe is tweakable to personal tastes so I will keep it in my dessert collection. Thank you.
The 1c of lemon juice was a little too much lemon for me. I couldn’t taste the orange or pineapple. Otherwise it was really good. I also decreased the sugar.
It was extremely easy to make and delicious! I made it as it’s written. I would suggest to only do 2/3 of the lemon juice instead of 1 cup because it was really tart! A lot of the comments were saying that it only took two hours for it to freeze to the right time, but I left mine four hours and it still wasn’t done, so I waited overnight, and the next morning it was perfect! This was a deliciously yummy snack.
Made recipe as written except for adding some zest from the limes and lemons. My dad was in love with it. It is a very light and refreshing summer dessert.
Waaaaay too sweet as written. Very good mix of fruit flavors but next time I’d cut the sugar in half.
Use coconut milk. OMG that makes it amazing.
I added dollup of melted orange marmalade, so good with the bits of candied orange rind in there
Looks great! Will have to try.
I made it as written and it was very refreshing and delicious. My husband asked me to make it taste more “orangey” so I used the juice of 4 oranges , one lemon and 3 limes. Loved it. I used my ice cream maker too. Worked great. Thanks for sharing the recipe Mary Ann!
Excellent flavor and so easy to make. I like the tartness, unlike some of the other reviewers. The tartness balances the sweetness well.
Very good recipe, I followed it exactly except I used my Kitchen Aid ice cream maker. The only thing I would change is that I will use just one cup of sugar the next time to let the fruit flavors shine a bit more.
I needed an easy dessert to serve today. I did not have lemon juice, so used equal parts of orange and pineapple juice. Also reduced the sugar as some reviewers suggested. This was perfect after 6 hours in the freezer; I did stir it about every two hours. There were no leftovers. I think this would be very good to add in a punch of some sort instead of ice cubes. Thanks for sharing.
Great recipe, very easy and full of flavor! I gave it four stars only because It was a bit too flavorful for me, the lemon juice gave it a bite. froze very well, though!
Excellent as written, easily modified. I used a combo of fat free half and half and skim milk. Use whatever juice combinations you prefer that end up at 2 1/2 cups. Also, reduced the sugar to 1 cup. Mix everything up, store in fridge for an hour or two then used my electric ice cream maker. A splash of vodka kept it from freezing hard. Very light and refreshing. Scoop it into hollowed out oranges, peaches, etc then freeze and it’s presentable for company.
I followed the recipe as written and found that while it tasted sweet and good, it took more than 4 hours to set. I checked it at the 4 hour mark and found it seperated and not set, mushy. So I mixed it again and put it back in the freezer to set overnight. The next day it was set and I was able to serve it. I believe it would be great for use in one of those sherbet punches with ginger ale.