Homemade Italian Ice..My family love these..

[brenda67]

lemon flavored:
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1 cup lemon juice

For orange flavored:
2 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice

For coffee flavored:
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups extra strong espresso coffee

For cappuccino flavored:
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups extra strong espresso coffee
1/2 cup non-fat milk

For strawberry flavored:
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups fresh strawberries, pureed in an electric
blender or food processor *
2 tablespoons lemon juice

* (If using frozen strawberries, reduce the amount
of sugar to 1/4 cup)

Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring
to a boil over high heat, stirring just until the sugar is
dissolved. Boil uncovered for exactly 5 minutes, remove
from the heat immediately, and allow to cool to room
temperature.

Add the remaining ingredients, stir, and pour into a
metal pan, such as a cake pan. Freeze for 3 to 4 hours,
stirring every 30 minutes with a fork and scraping the ice
crystals that form around the edge of the pan. When
finished, the granita should have a fine, crumbly texture,
like coarse snow. For a coarser texture that is preferred
by some, freeze the liquid in ice cube trays, and then crush
the cubes in an ice crusher or food processor immediately
prior to serving. Each recipe makes about 3 cups.


Enjoy..

[Neeley]

I am going to have to give some of these a try. My kids love frozen treats.

Thanks a bunch!!!

[mamamia]

OHHH! I'm from Brooklyn and I can't tell you how much I miss my Italian ices!! Thank you so much for the recipes. I just gotta give this a shot! YUM!!!!

Theresa

[tammy8701]

sounds really good thanks

[mommato2kids]

thanks so much!!

[StaceyS]

Wow! Perfect timing. It's supposed to get to 102 by Tuesday here. Thanks