Mango Sorbet

I got this recipe out of the Thai cookbook I've been reading lately. It is really great!

6 tblsp. powdered sugar
1/2 scant cup water
3 tablespoons cream of coconut (also called Coco Lopez, and usually found in the alcoholic drink isle -- make sure it's real coconut and it's not an imitation) You can use the rest of the can to make virgin pina coladas for the kids, they'll love you!


Bring these two ingredients to a boil in a small sauce pan. Stir and boil for 2 minutes or until the sugar is dissolved. Turn off heat, add coconut and stir it in, and let cool.

4 limes
1 large ripe mango

Cut in half and squeeze the limes for the juice. Peel the mango and cut into chunks. Add the lime juice and the mango into a food processor and puree. Add mango puree and the sugar/water/coconut mixture together and place into a freezer safe container with a lid.

Let freeze one hour -- then remove from freezer and stir to break up ice crystals. Let freeze one more hour and repeat. Leave in freezer until it's frozen solid.

It's such a good dish because it's very refreshing, but also creamy and satisfying from the coconut.

:)