I pour it over ice cream or a scoop of ice cream and lemon sorbet.

Sherry/sheshebop had a recipe for limoncello sorbet, she used that as a filling between two waffle-type cookies, it was very good. Mustangs and I are true wimps, so we mixed ours with cranberry juice while everyone else drank theirs straight. I think it was doucanoe that made the limoncello for us for one of the forum gatherings.

I also had a lemon pound cake recipe that called for splitting the pound cake, filling it with lemon curd and then soaking/brushing the cake with limoncello.

Colleen's lemon curd is very good with Meyer lemons, BTW.

Annie

Annie, I make a lemon filling for waffle cookies using creme fraiche and lemon curd. I'll have to search for limoncello sorbet recipes.

I tried Colleen's microwave lemon curd the first time, but have since favored a stovetop version.

Ina's lemon yogurt cake might be a good fit for a little limoncello soaking. Thanks for the idea!

You could macerate some strawberries in it. It is also good added to whipped cream. Agree with Annie about putting it over ice cream. I have also added it to custards before. A lemon pudding with a drizzle of limoncello has the potential to be good as well.

Crushed ice....limoncello...AAAH!

Cindy, I looked for Sherry's recipe, but I can't find it. I do remember that we froze the sorbet in a 9x13 cake pan, then scooped the frozen sorbet into the food processor for a quick whirl and it worked very well.

I remember you made the lemon curd filled cookies, but for some reason I was thinking those were ginger cookies. Maybe Sherry was the one that used ginger cookies......you know, it's funny, a bit of limoncello and I just don't remember. (grin)

Annie

I've made my own for years and my friends love me for it. :) It should contain enough alcohol so that it doesn't freeze... ideally, it should be stored in the freezer and served in tiny glasses that have also been frozen.

Anyway, I'm checking my mint plants because I just found this recipe for Limoncello-Mint Sorbet

Just found this limoncello pops recipe on a site called A Spicy Perspective (link below).

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 2/3 cup Limoncello
• Zest of 2 lemons
• Pinch of salt
• 10-12 large mint leaves

Directions:

1. Heat the water and sugar on the stovetop (or in the microwave) until the sugar dissolves. Then pour it into a pitcher along with the lemon juice, Limoncello, lemon zest, and salt. Stir well.
2. Pour the Limoncello mixture into 10-12 popsicle molds. Then slide one large mint leaf down into each popsicle mold. Place the lid on the mold trays, and slide popsicle sticks down into the lid slots.
3. Freeze for 4+ hours until solid. Then flip the molds over and run under warm water to release the popsicles.

http://www.aspicyperspective.com/limoncello-pops/2

This thread was very useful to me --- I asked also earlier about what to do with lemons and now have a bottle of homemade limoncello in the fridge. Thanks for the ideas....

Here is the recipe Annie is looking for. We made it at Peppi's back in 2009. Delicious!

Limoncello-Mint Sorbet with Fresh Blackberries

Ingredients

2 cups
water

1 1/3 cups
sugar

1/2 cup
limoncello

1 cup
fresh lemon juice (about 6 large lemons)

1/2 cup
chopped fresh mint

2 cups
blackberries

Lemon slices (optional)

Preparation

1.
Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat; bring
to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add lemon
juice and mint. Cover and chill.

2. Strain juice mixture through a
sieve into a bowl; discard solids. Pour mixture into the freezer can of
an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
Spoon sorbet into a freezer-safe container; cover and freeze 1 hour or
until firm. Serve with blackberries; garnish with lemon slices, if
desired.

Note:

If you don't want to use the limoncello, you can substitute 1/2 cup of prepared lemonade.

Linda

I hope Trader Joe's makes a good limoncello since a poor one can be a great turn off.

Finally opened the bottle. You were right. It tastes like lemon drops with alcohol. No way I'm going to use it in anything. More than likely it will end up going down the drain.

Return it, Trader Joes has an excellent return policy.

What is it? I have a bottle someone brought back from Italy last year and it is still on the shelf. (i suppose i should just open it). I fear it is a sweet thing....

Some nice ideas here. I had a mimosa yesterday made with limoncello and prosecco. Really nice and refreshing.

Sleevendog, it is a lemon liqueur.

for some reason, I feel like I read somewhere that limoncello has a licorice taste? Why would it? I was going to try some but I hate licorice so I haven't. Did someone perhaps say that in error or is it a lemon/licorice combo? Just call me confused-ha ha.