Strawberry Champagne Sorbet

Total Time: 5 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 10 ounces frozen strawberries, thawed, undrained
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups champagne
• fresh strawberries

Recipe

• 1 combine sugar and water in a heavy saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
• 2 remove sugar syrup from heat; cool.
• 3 place thawed strawberries in container of an electric blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• 4 pour through a wire mesh strainer into a 8-inch square pan, pressing with back of spoon against the sides of the strainer to squeeze out juice.
• 5 discard pulp and seeds.
• 6 stir lemon juice, sugar syrup, and champagne into strawberry puree.
• 7 cover and freeze at least 4 hours.
• 8 position knife blade in food processor bowl; add frozen mixture, and process until smooth.
• 9 return to pan and freeze until firm.
• 10 repeat processing procedure, and return mixture to pan; freeze until firm.
• 11 spoon into glasses, and serve with fresh strawberries.