If you're looking for a summer dessert to impress, our Thermomix Gin & Tonic Sorbet is light, refreshing, and easy to make.
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"As my wife loves Gin & Tonic a lot, I had to make this!
And she was delighted…
Love your recipe. Will make it again."
STEVEN
If you love a good Gin & Tonic, you'll love this zesty frozen version. It's simple to make in the Thermomix and requires only five ingredients: gin, tonic, lemon juice, sugar syrup, and egg white to make it smooth.
The flavour is sweet and tangy, with just enough gin, so it's not overpowering. It can be made ahead of time and stored in the freezer, and it will remain soft, so there's no need to take it out to thaw before serving.
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Ingredients
Note: The full quantities are shown in the recipe card below.
- Sugar syrup - see the recipe here to make sugar syrup in the Thermomix.
- Gin - use any brand of gin!
- Lemon juice and zest -
- Tonic water -
- 1 egg white - adding egg white gives the sorbet a smooth texture. Use a small egg white so that it doesn't affect the flavour.
How to make Thermomix Gin & Tonic Sorbet
Note: This is a summary of the instructions. The full ingredients and instructions are shown in the recipe card below.
- Start by making the sugar syrup. Once the sugar syrup is made, pour it into a large freezer-proof container (over 1 litre capacity, allowing room for expansion when frozen) and let it cool for half an hour at room temperature. Then, transfer it to the fridge to cool completely.
- Once it's cool, add the tonic water, lemon juice and gin and stir well to combine. Cover and freeze for 5-6 hours.
- After 5-6 hours, the sorbet will be frozen around the edges and slushie in the middle.
- Transfer it to the Thermomix bowl, add the egg white, and blend until it is lovely and smooth. Transfer back into the freezer to firm up before serving.
Serving Suggestions
I love this served alone with just a lemon wedge for garnish. Even though it contains a little gin, both my teenage daughters have enjoyed a small portion of this with no noticeable alcohol effect! (I probably wouldn't serve it to small children, though🥴!).
Storage
Thermomix Gin and Tonic Sorbet can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.
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📖 Recipe
Thermomix Gin & Tonic Sorbet
Ingredients
- 250 g water
- 300 g white sugar
- 60 ml gin
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice about half a lemon
- 450 ml tonic water
- 1 small egg white note 1
Instructions
- Start making the sugar syrup: Add the water and sugar to the Thermomix bowl and heat for 5 min/100°C/speed 2 until the sugar has fully dissolved.
- Pour the sugar syrup into a large freezer-proof container with a capacity of at least 1 litre. Cool on the benchtop, then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Once cooled, add the gin, lemon juice, and tonic water and stir well. Cover and freeze for 6 hours. The sorbet will be semi-frozen and slushy.
- Transfer the semi-frozen mixture to the Thermomix bowl. Add the egg white and blend for 15 sec/speed 9 until smooth and creamy.
- Pour the mixture back into the container, cover, and freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight, until firm enough to scoop.
- Decorate with strips of lemon or lime zest before serving (optional).
NATALIE Horner says
Can you reduce the sugar ?
Vicki says
Hi Natalie, yes you could make less sugar syrup, for example, halve the recipe, or you could leave it out altogether. Vicki
Lucy Hill says
Hi - what size loaf tin did you use to put the finished sorbet in to freezer? Tks.
Vicki says
Hi - my tin measures 25cm x 10cm x 7cm deep. Vicki.
Steven says
As my wife loves Gin & Tonic a lot, I had to make this!
And she was delighted...
Love your recipe. Will make it again. Thank you Vicki.
Vicki says
That's wonderful news Steven, I'm so glad she loved it!