First Birthday Mango Sorbet

Jake's first birthday did not pass by without a birthday treat...

Mango Sorbet! 

Only Regret.. I wish I would have made the blueberry, it would have turned out much better in the pictures!  The mango blended in with his yellow shirt and fair skin.  Oh well!

The irony?  He liked the mango, but he preferred his potatoes.  Good old reliable.  I could have stuck a birthday candle in his sweet potatoes and he would have been just as happy. 

Simple Mango Sorbet

2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 fresh, ripe mangoes (or about 3-4 cups frozen mangoes, thawed)

Prepare simple syrup with the water and sugar by combining in a medium pan over medium heat.  Cook until the sugar is completely dissolved.  Peel and dice fresh mangoes. Combine mangoes and symple syrup in blender and blend until smooth.  Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, or overnight.  Pour mixture into ice cream maker (I have this one and love it), and process as directed.  Mine took about 20 minutes, then needed a day in the freezer for desired consistency.  **No ice cream maker? See footnote!

I have made this same recipe using about 4 cups of fresh blueberries.  You could sub just about any fruit in this recipe!  I have some fresh strawberries I'm going to be trying next!

**If you don't have an ice cream maker... Baby B's FPIES Test Kitchen has a great recipe where the mixture is blended and re-frozen a few times.  You could take your mango sorbet mixture above and follow the directions of blending, freezing, blending and re-freezing!