Lime Italian Ice 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.

ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• Blend the fruit, sugar, honey and lemon juice with 2 cups ice in a food processor or blender until chunky. Add another 1 cup ice and blend until completely smooth.
• Pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish and freeze 30 minutes. Scrape the ice with a fork until slushy, then freeze until firm, about 2 more hours. Scoop into paper cups.

ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in water.
• Add fruit juice, strawberries, or chocolate.
• If adding fruit juice, let stand 5 minutes, then strain out rind.
• Pour mixture into freezing tray & freeze, stirring frequently until mixture is thick & mushy.
• Serve in chilled champagne glasses with appropriate garnish.

CANTALOUPE ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• Place a 7x12-inch glass dish in the freezer to chill.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook until sugar has completely dissolved. Add mint, remove from heat, and set aside to cool.
• Place melon in a food processor and process until pureed; pour into a bowl. Strain mint leaves from cooled syrup and add syrup to the melon. Stir until well combined.
• Pour cantaloupe mixture into the chilled dish and freeze uncovered for 3 to 4 hours, stirring with a fork every 30 minutes. Continue until mixture is almost frozen and a bit grainy; don't let it freeze completely, otherwise you won't be able to serve it.
• Place in a decorative bowl and garnish with mint leaves.

LEMON-LIME PINEAPPLE ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• Place 9"x12" metal cake pan in freezer to pre-chill. (This also allows for you to clear room for the pan as well).
• Place 6 cups of water in pot with 1 cup of Splenda. Bring to a simmer allowing the Splenda to dissolve.
• Remove the pot from heat and allow to cool while stirring in the 1 cup of lemon juice, 3/4 cup pineapple juice, and 1/4 cup lime juice to the pot.
• Pour the liquid into the pre-chilled cake pan and place in freezer. Check every 30-45 mins 3- 4 times and scrape ice that is forming off edges into the center.
• Once I get a slushy ice mix I pour the mixture into saved 4 oz. Luigi Italian Ice containers. This mixture produces about ten 4 oz. cups. I then cover each individual cup with freezer press and seal wrap. Then I place the cups back into the cleaned out cake pan to place back into the freezer until l they freeze solid.