Saw It. Pinned It. Did It.

So it's my best friend from work's birthday tomorrow and I found this recipe on Pintrest and I hoped that I could make her day by making this.  She has been wanting Dole Whip forever and because it seems like she is never going to get back to Hawaii, I thought I would try and bring some Hawaii to her.

The recipe calls for fresh pineapple, but I had frozen so I used that.  Followed this recipe using my blender.

Pineapple Sorbet

Ingredients

• 1/2 Organic Pineapple (about 2 cups)
• 4 to 8 Tablespoons of Sugar (the more ripe your pineapple is, the less sugar you will need)
• 1/2 Cup of Water
• small squeeze of fresh lemon slice (optional)

Instructions

1. Cut up 1/2 fresh Organic Pineapple into cubes (see Note) and place in a quality food processor or blender. Add the sugar, lemon juice, water and blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a covered freezer safe container and freeze for at least 1-2 hours.
2. Remove the mixture from the freezer. At this point if you have an ice cream maker begin using it now and follow manufacturers instructions.
3. Don't worry, if you don't have an ice cream maker then pour the Pineapple Sorbet back into blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Once that is done, spoon the sorbet into the final container you wish to freeze it in. Put back into freezer for 5 hours.

Notes

Note: To jazz it up a bit, save the "shells" of the pineapple by cutting the pineapple in half lengthwise, then cut cubes like you would an avocado. Use a grapefruit spoon and scoop out the pineapple. Freeze the shells and use them as the final container to freeze the sorbet in.

Source: That Organic Girl 

It turned out so well, I didn't want to give it to her.  I hope she likes it.
Update: She did love it and was totally surprised at what I made. Sadly her first expression wasn't caught on camera.