Italian Ice Recipes - Fast And Easy

We all know that Italians have some of the world's greatest cuisines. But they are most famous for their pasta which is very tasty. Pasta, however, isn't the only cuisine that Italians are famous for. They are also recognized for their very tasty Italian ice treats. Here are some recipes that you can enjoy and try these delights the Italian way.

Basic

What you will need:

2 cups of water, 1 cup of orange, lemon, or pineapple 1 and ¼ cups of sugar, and a maraschino cherry to garnish

Do the following:

Mix sugar and water first and then use a saucepan to boil them. Make sure that you continually stir the mixture until you don't see any crystals of sugar anymore. Once sugar is completely dissolved, let it cool. Get the juice that you have prepared and then add it in the mixture gradually. After that, transfer it in a container then pop it in the freezer. Wait for about 4 hours. Make sure that you check it regularly and try stirring it until you see that it is completely frozen. Once it is frozen, you are now ready to serve the treat.

Fruit Juice

Things needed:

2 cups of any type of sugar, 2 cups of your favorite juice and 4 cups of distilled water or tap water.

Steps:

Using a saucepan, mix 4 cups of water and sugar. Let it boil and make sure that you stir it constantly until sugar crystals are no longer visible. Wait for about 5 minutes and then let it cool. After that, you can now add your favorite juice in the mixture and then put it in a container and pop it in the freezer. Stir occasionally until frozen completely. Serve.

Making Fruit Punch

Needed:

A bottle of sprite or 7 up soda, a bottle of fruit punch preferrably chilled, 3-5 Italian ice of your favorite flavors.

Steps:

Mix the fruit punch and the sprite or 7up in a container. Then let the Italian Ice float on top and serve.

Lemon

What you will need:

Approximately ¾ pounds of granulated sugar, 1 pint of clean water, 3 large ripe lemons, approximately ½ teaspoon of grated lemon peel.

Steps:

Using a saucepan, combine the following ingredients: water, sugar and lemon peel. Mix it and boil. For about 10 minutes, simmer uncovered. Once done, remove it from the heat and let it cool. Get the lemons, squeeze them and make sure that take out the seeds. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice to the syrup you just prepared. Try tasting it and add sugar if you need to. If it tastes too acidic for you, you can add water to neutralize it. Pop it in the freezer and occasionally stir it until it will have a fluffy texture.