Last Minute Dessert - Raspberry Sorbet

At the last possible minute, I decided to make something special for the girls' dessert tonight.  They were both fairly well behaved all day (surprisingly,) and since today should end our week of not having Daddy around, I felt they deserved it.  I had a HUGE 16 pound bag of ice in the freezer that I really needed to make a dent in (thanks A!) so I decided to use the ice cream maker.  I also had a ton of frozen fruit in there as well.  I thought back to the fruit slushies we recently had at JoJack's (a local coffee shop,) and wondered if I could make a similar concoction and turn it into sorbet.  So, I asked C what fruit she wanted, and when she decided on raspberries, I set to work.  This is what I came up with:

Pretty Raspberry Sorbet

12 oz frozen raspberries (about 3 1/2 cups)
2 cups green tea
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp fresh lemon juice

Brew 2 cups of green tea in a small pot.  While it is still hot, add sugar and stir until it is completely mixed in.  Transfer tea and sugar mixture to a blender, add in the raspberries and lemon juice.  Puree mixture.   At this point, if you have time, strain the mixture through cheesecloth in order to get the seeds out.  (I didn't have the time.  The seeds didn't bother the girls or me too much.)  Cool in refrigerator, and then process in an ice cream maker until you remember it or your kid says, "Mom, I think the ice cream must be done by now!"  (Obviously, I forgot about mine, but I would say 20 minutes should be good.)  If you want a really sweet sorbet, you might want to add another 1/2 cup of sugar.  Because this was for my kids, I kept it to the minimum; the 1/2 cup of sugar was just enough to balance the tartness of the raspberries without adding extra sweetness to the flavor.  Hope you enjoy it, I know we did!