Italian Lemon Ice

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Italian

green beans cooked in olive oil with tomatoes and potatoes in the Greek way. You can serve this dish either warm or chilled. Feta cheese crumbles are a lovely addition.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Additional Time: 4 hrs 40 mins
Total Time: 5 hrs
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 5 cups water
  2. ⅔ cup white sugar
  3. 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  4. ¾ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  5. 12 leaves fresh mint, or as needed
  6. 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  7. 1 fluid ounce raspberry-flavored liqueur (such as Chambord®) (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Whisk water, sugar, and lemon zest together in a medium saucepan, then bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to whisk and boil for 5 minutes. Let mixture cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in lemon juice.
  2. Transfer mixture to an 8×8-inch pan and freeze for 1 1/2 hours.
  3. Remove pan from the freezer and stir with a fork to break up the ice. Freeze again for 3 hours. Scrape and mix ice into shavings with a fork.
  4. Serve in chilled glasses garnished with mint and lemon wedges. Top with raspberry-flavored liqueur as a little something extra for adults.
  5. You can substitute orange zest and juice for lemon.

Reviews

Mercedes Hoffman
Very easy to make!
Nicole Carson
This was Amazing! So simple and delicious. My only change was to the 3 hrs wait time. I found that scraping every 1.5 hrs rather than wait a full 3 hrs, worked better for me. This made it easier for me to create a more fluffy batch of ice. Great recipe and good activity for kids as well. Definitely will make again! Bravo!

 

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