Mango-Nectarine Sorbet

When the weather is hot, all you want to do is lounge around by the pool and eat frozen treats.  Unfortunately a diet consisting entirely of icecream or frozen margaritas would make it impossible to don a bikini.  So in order to not be forced to wear a coverup by the pool, I made some sorbet to enjoy.  I'm not going to pretend that this is diet food, but it is fruit, and not made with heavy cream, so it's certainly a better alternative.

I had originally planned on making a mango-peach sorbet, but when I went to the farmer's market, the nectarines were looking especially yummy to me.

I started by making a simple syrup.  I heated up 3/4 cup water and 1/2 cup granulated sugar until the sugar dissolved.  I let that cool while preparing the fruit.

I peeled and chopped 1 large mango and 3 nectarines and placed them in a blender with 1/4 cup pineapple juice.

I pureed the fruit, added the cooled simple syrup, and whirred it until thoroughly blended.

I poured the mixture into a plastic container, put the cover on, and popped it into the freezer.

After an hour, I mixed it up, and put it back in the freezer.

Pull it out in another hour or so and mix it up again.  Serve immediately or if you leave it in the freezer longer, leave it out for 10 minutes to thaw to a serving consistency.

Thanks for popping in and cooling off with me.  I'm linking this up to I <3 Naptime's Sundae Scoop Party, Kitchen Bouquet's Ice Cream Social, and the links below.