Frozen Mint Ice

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 sprigs fresh mint
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 wash mint leaves, pick from stems and soak in lemon juice for 1/2 hour; strain.
• 2 boil sugar and water 15 minutes.
• 3 add to strained mint and lemon juice.
• 4 chill; add green food coloring and mint extract and freeze.
• 5 break the crystals up into slush about half way through the freezing; break them up again just prior to serving them in pretty, chilled glasses.