Summer is the perfect time for ice cream and watermelon, but haven’t you ever wished you could combine the two into one super-summery, super-cool treat? Look no further. This is the recipe of all your midsummer nights’ dreams.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time: 0 minutes
Cool Time: 7 hours
Total Time: 7.5 hours
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
4 cups lime sherbert or vanilla ice cream with green food coloring
5 cups vanilla ice cream
28 ounces raspberry or strawberry or watermelon sorbet
½ cup semi-sweet mini morsels (not pictured below)
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Directions:
1. Line a 2-quart bowl with plastic wrap, making sure some hangs over the lip of the bowl.
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2. Set the lime sherbet out for 5-10 minutes to soften. Then, spoon it into a medium sized mixing bowl and soften by blending with a spoon or mixer.
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3. Scoop the softened sherbert into your plastic wrapped bowl, smoothing it against the bottom and up the sides with the back of the spoon.
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4. Put in the freezer for 30 minutes or until sturdy and refrozen.
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5. Repeat steps 2-4 with the vanilla ice cream, smoothing the vanilla layer on top of the lime sherbert one in the bowl.
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6. Spoon the raspberry sorbet into a medium sized mixing bowl and stir with a spoon to soften. When slightly softened, add the mini morsels into a medium sized mixing bowl and blend together.
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7. Place this mixture into the plastic wrapped bowl, filling the space left in the bowl.
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8. Cover with more plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours or up to 1 week.
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To serve:1. Remove the top layer of plastic wrap.
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2. Tug at the parts of plastic wrap that hang over the edge to loosen. Place a large plate on top of the bowl, invert the bowl and shake the bombe free.
Pro Tip: If the bombe is stubborn, run hot water around the bowl or place it inside another bowl full of hot water for 1-3 minutes.
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3. Cut into wedges (of course) and serve immediately (before it melts).
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Inspired by Very Best Baking