Lemonice Recipes

ITALIAN LEMON ICE

Steps:

• 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.
• Transfer mixture to an 8x8-inch pan and freeze for 1 1/2 hours.
• 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.
• Serve in chilled glasses garnished with mint and lemon wedges. Top with raspberry-flavored liqueur as a little something extra for adults.

LEMON ICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over low heat, cook and stir sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice. , Pour into a freezer container. Freeze until mixture becomes slushy, about 4 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. If desired, top servings with lemon slices and mint.

LEMON ICE I

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together lemon juice and zest with sugar until smooth. Slowly stir in milk. Pour into a 9x9 inch dish and place in freezer, stirring once when it begins to harden; freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
• You may also use an ice cream maker. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. When sherbet is soft-serve consistency, serve immediately, or transfer to a container and freeze until firm.

CHEF JOHN'S LEMON ICE

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in water in a pot over medium heat, whisking while water heats up. As soon as sugar dissolves and water is clear, remove pan from heat. While water is still warm, add lemon zest. Allow to cool to room temperature before adding lemon juice.
• Whisk in lemon juice and lemon extract. Pour into a baking pan about 9x13 inches. Place in freezer until ice starts to form around the edges, about 40 to 45 minutes. Use a fork to stir up ice. Do this every 20 to 30 minutes until lemon ice reaches your preferred texture, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

LEMON ICEBOX PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Break the graham crackers, add them to a food processor and process to fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and granulated sugar and process until well combined; the texture should be that of dry sand.
• Using the back of a measuring cup, press the crumbs firmly into a 9-inch round pie dish. Put the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake until slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool while making the filling.
• For the filling: In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the cream, powdered sugar and vanilla until stiff. Set aside.
• To a clean mixing bowl, add the lemon curd, cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk and beat until smooth. Gently fold 3/4 cup of the whipped cream into the lemon curd mixture until combined.
• Pour the filling into the cooled pie shell. Top with the remaining whipped cream and use the back of a spoon to spread it and make peaks. Freeze, uncovered, for at least 2 hours. (If storing longer, after 2 hours in the freezer remove, cover and return to the freezer. Store for up to 48 hours in advance. If freezing overnight or longer, remove from the freezer 10 to 12 minutes before slicing.)
• For serving: If desired, top with the blackberries, raspberries and mint. Dust with powdered sugar.

LEMON ICE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat 2/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, using a mixer, whisk egg whites on high until foamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium and gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar. Increase speed to high and whisk until stiff, glossy peaks form, 2 to 5 minutes. With a rubber spatula, gently fold egg white mixture into lemon juice mixture.
• Pour into a 9-inch square baking dish. Freeze until just set, about 2 hours. Mixture will have separated into 2 layers; scrape with a fork to recombine. Freeze until firm, 4 hours more (or, covered, up to 3 days). Scoop into dishes and serve immediately.

SIMPLE LEMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool completely. Stir in lemon juice. , In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff; fold in vanilla and cooled milk mixture. Pour into a 9-in. square dish. Freeze for 4 hours or until firm, stirring at least once. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

LEMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan whisk together the zest, the lemon juice, the sugar, and the eggs, whisk in 1 cup of the half-and-half and the vanilla, and cook the mixture over moderately high heat, whisking constantly, until it just comes to a simmer. Strain the custard through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the zest, and chill it, covered with plastic wrap, until it is cold. Whisk in the remaining 1 cup half-and-half and freeze the mixture in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Makes about 1 quart.

BEST LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

ITALIAN LEMON ICE (GRANITA)

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups of the water with the sugar in a medium nonreactive saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Add the salt, stir, and remove the pan from the heat.
• Stir in the remaining water and let cool to room temperature.
• Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, place a shallow metal 2 1/2 qt container (such as a large cake pan) in the freezer to chill.
• Add the lemon juice, lemon peel, and extract to the chilled sugar mixture; stir until well blended.
• Pour into the chilled metal pan.
• Place the pan in the freezer for 30-60 minutes, or until ice crystals form around the edges.
• Stir the ice crystals into the center of the pan and return to the freezer.
• Repeat every 30 minutes, or until all the liquid is crystallized but not frozen solid, about 3 hours.
• To serve, scoop the granita into chilled dessert bowls or goblets.
• (If the granita has become too hard, scrape it with a large metal spoon to break up the ice crystals.) Serve at once.
• Advance Preparation: The granita can be stored, covered, for up to four days in the freezer, but it will have become frozen solid.
• To serve, either allow the granita to thaw in the refridgerator until you can scrape the crystals, or break it up into chunks and process with on/off motions in a food processor fitted with the knife blade until fairly smooth.

SUPER LEMON ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine heavy cream, half and half, sugar, and lemon zest in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover saucepan and allow the mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
• Uncover pan and bring back to a simmer over low heat. Beat the egg yolks in a bowl. Gradually stir one cup of the hot cream mixture into the eggs, several tablespoons at a time. This will help to bring the eggs up to temperature without scrambling them. Stir the egg mixture back into the cream mixture in the saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat until the mixture just coats the back of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; cover. Refrigerate overnight.
• Stir the lemon juice into the cold ice cream mixture. Freeze in a 4 to 5 quart ice cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer ice cream to a lidded freezer container, and freeze for 4 hours to ripen flavors before serving.

LEMON ICE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove the mixture from the heat, pour into a large bowl, and allow to cool completely. Add the Cointreau or Grand Marnier and lemon juice and stir to mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours.
• Churn the mixture in the ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Serve the ice in paper cups or small bowls.

NO CHURN LEMON ICE CREAM WITH RASPBERRY SWIRL

Steps:

• Add the raspberries, sugar and 1 teaspoon of water to a small saucepan and heat over medium-low. Use the back of a wooden spoon to slightly break up the raspberries. Cook, stirring regularly, until the raspberries have completely broken up and are saucy, 3 to 4 minutes. Strain mixture over a bowl slightly pressing the pulp to release as much liquid as possible. Discard the pulp and seeds. Cool liquid completely.
• Add the sweetened condensed milk, lemon zest and lemon juice to a large bowl and stir to combine. In a separate large bowl add the heavy cream and whip with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. In batches, delicately fold the whipped cream into the sweetened condensed milk mixture, making sure it's fully incorporated before adding another batch.
• Pour half of the whipped cream mixture into a 9-by-5 loaf pan and spoon 1 1/2 tablespoons of the raspberry sauce over the top. Using a wooden skewer or a chop stick, swirl and slightly stir the raspberry sauce into the whipped cream mixture. Top with the remaining whipped cream mixture and spoon another tablespoon of raspberry sauce on top. Once again, swirl the sauce into the whipped cream mixture. Loosely cover the loaf pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer. Freeze until solid, 6 to 8 hours, preferably overnight. Scoop into bowls and serve.

LEMON ICE

Steps:

• In a blender, pulse lemonade, gelatin and sugar. Add ice to almost fill blender and continue to pulse until ice is crushed. Pour into glasses and serve.

STRAIGHTFORWARD LEMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Measure sugar and place in large mixing bowl with 1 cup lemon juice to disolve.
• Measure water and bring to a boil in a saucepan.
• Remove from heat and place tea bags in the pan to steep for no more than 5 minutes.
• Remove the bags and discard.
• DO NOT SQUEEZE tea bags (this crushes the leaves and releases the tanin which is bitter).
• Pour hot tea into sugar/lemon mixture and stir to mix well.
• Transfer into one gallon container and fill to the top with cold water.
• Refridgerate and serve over ice.
• optional lemon slices or mint leaves!
• Cool and refreshing.