Lime Italian Ice Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl with ice water. Place another bowl inside so it's surrounded on all sides by the ice water. In a medium saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. When sugar has dissolved, remove from heat and add lime juice. Pour into bowl sitting in the ice bath to cool lime mixture, about 15 minutes. Pour mixture into a 10 by 12-inch baking dish that's sitting on a sheet tray and put in the freezer. After 1 1/2 hours, remove from freezer and scrape the ice with a fork, being sure to mix the softer center with the more frozen outer edges. Put back into the freezer for another 1 1/2 hours. Before serving, scrape again using the fork.

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.

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the mangoes, orange zest, sugar, lime juice, and 1 cup water. Process until the mixture is smooth. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl then press gently on and discard any solids (there will be about 3 cups syrup). Transfer to a freezer-safe dish, cover with plastic, and freeze until the mixture is firm 2 inches in from the sides, about 2 hours. Scrape into a food processor and process until the mixture is slushy. Repeat the freezing and processing 2 more times, then freeze for at least 1 hour before serving. DO AHEAD: The ice can be made ahead and stored in the freezer, well wrapped, up to 2 weeks.

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.

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.

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.