Italian Lemon Ice
Italian Lemon Ice, cool and refreshing
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- zest of two lemons
- 8 lemons preserving the shells of six lemons
- 2-3 cups iced cold water
- 1 tablespoon tequilla vodka or white rum
- ice cream maker machine
Instructions
- Boil together the water and sugar.
- Add juice of the 8 lemons.
- Cool completely before refrigerating.
- Refrigerate for several hours.
- Slice off a thin slice of bottom of lemon, so it can stand. Freeze the lemon shells.
- Mix together the simple syrup with 2 cups of ice cold water, making sure you have at least 3 cups of liquid in total. Do a taste test. You can add more water if taste is too sweet or too lemony.
- Add water until you get the taste you like.
- Run through the ice cream machine according to directions for about 20 -25 minutes or until the consistency is right.
- Fill into the frozen lemon shells. Wrap in plastic.
- Freeze for at least one hour before serving.
Notes
Basil Lemon Ice: Infuse the simple syrup with basil, by adding in several basil leaves to the hot lemony liquid and allowing to cool. Or, you can add basil leaves to the simple syrup before refrigerating.
Garnish with smaller leaves.