On hot summer days, sorbet can be a great alternative to ice cream. If you’ve never made homemade sorbet before, you’ll be happy to know that this recipe is super simple! It’s just a handful of fresh ingredients that you pop in a blender and freeze in an ice cream maker. Sweet, ripe mangoes, juicy pineapple, and fresh lime create a bright, tropical dessert that’s perfect for hot summer days. It’s a light, refreshing dessert that I bet you’ll find yourself making all summer long!
Ingredients Needed
This is just a preview of ingredients and method, keep scrolling for full printable recipe.
- Mangoes – You want to make sure you use mangoes that are ripe, or even a little over-ripe, because they’ll be extra soft and sweet. Perfect for dessert! Under-ripe mangoes will be a bit tart and you won’t get as good of a puree.
- Granulated sugar
- Fresh lime juice – Fresh! Not from a bottle.
- Fresh pineapple – One of those little cups of precut pineapple from the grocery store works great. Do not use canned pineapple.
How to Make Fresh Mango Sorbet with Pineapple
- This sorbet is easy peasy! You’ll blend up some fresh mango, sugar, lime juice, and pineapple in the blender.
- That gets transferred to an ice cream maker to freeze, and then gets transferred to a freezer safe container to harden up before freezing.
Storing and Other Tips
- Store finished sorbet in an airtight, freezer-safe container and enjoy within 2 months for best results.
- For long term storage, you can place a layer of plastic wrap on the top of the sorbet before freezing to prevent ice crystals.
Frequently Asked Questions
In a pinch, this could work. Using fresh fruit gives you much more control over how ripe and sweet your fruit is, which really matters here for both flavor and texture. I’d recommend using a good quality brand if you try frozen fruit. Just know that it might be kind of a gamble!
Absolutely! This sorbet should be good for a couple of months in the freezer, so feel free to plan ahead.
Nope. See the instructions in the notes on the recipe card below for freezing without an ice cream maker!
Fresh Mango Sorbet with Pineapple
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3-4 mangoes peeled and diced.
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple
Instructions
- In a food processor (or good blender), puree themangoes until you have about 3 cups. Add the sugar and lime juice and process to combine. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in the pineapple. Yup. It’s that easy.
- Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze. Let it go until it looks icy, yummy, and firm, about 30 minutes. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until ready to serve. To serve the following day, set out on counter for about 15 minutes to soften.
Notes
- You want to make sure you use mangoes that are ripe, or even a little over-ripe, because they’ll be extra soft and sweet. Perfect for dessert! Under-ripe mangoes will be a bit tart and you won’t get as good of a puree.
- If you don’t have an ice cream maker, just place in an airtight container and put it in the freezer. Take it out and stir once an hour for 3 hours, or until it’s too hard to stir.
Questions & Reviews
Mangoes are not the same in the states. Period. I loved them in Brazil! We eat them as often as my mango-snobbery will allow. 😉 We went to Curitiba, where in Brazil were you?
This looks and sounds absolutely wonderful. I just so happen to have mangos (mangoes?), limes, and a pineapple on hand. What are the chances? I think it was meant to be. 🙂
Can’t wait to try this! Just stumbled upon your website from the House of Smith’s and now I am eager to purchase your cookbook! Many yummy recipes!
Hi Stephanie- yes, we see all of the comments no matter how old! You could probably use frozen mango, but 1) it might damage your food processor and 2) you'd probably get more of a smoothie than a sorbet. If anything it might just require less freezing time in the end.
I know this post is almost 2 years old, so I don't know if this question will be noticed, but would it work if you froze the mango first? Then would you have "instant" sorbet instead of freezing afterward?
OH MY GOSH. So sosososososo good. I literally ate the whole batch by myself over the last three days. I have to go to the store and get more stuff so I can make another batch and couble it so I don’t go through it so fast. lol. Can I just say this is my new favourite treat ever??
Great recipe! I’m going to have to dig out my ice cream machine. Do you and your hubby ever buy the dried mangos from Costco? Phillipine is the brand and they are delicioso!! Sam’s has a much smaller bag but you get more for your buck at Costco. The best part of them is the sugary substance they coat them in! Ymmy!