Melon Sorbet

I’ve always loved very cold, icy things like Slurpees, slushies, sorbet, and Italian ice. This melon sorbet was born out of wanting an even colder way to enjoy one of my favorite summertime snacks: ripe melon with chili powder, salt, and lemon or lime juice.

This technique for making sorbet is very easy and yields a shockingly ideal sorbet texture, not too hard and frosty but not too wet and melty thanks to the honey syrup inhibiting crystallization when freezing. Choosing to comple