Lemon Ice

Name: Lemon Ice
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup water; 2 cups lemon juice; Optional: Lemon slices and fresh mint leaves

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + freezing

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This three-ingredient lemon ice recipe is tangy, bright and so easy to make.

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 cups lemon juice
Optional: Lemon slices and fresh mint leaves

Directions

In a large saucepan over low heat, cook and stir sugar and water until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
Pour into a freezer container. Freeze until mixture becomes slushy, about 8 hours or overnight. If desired, top servings with lemon slices and mint.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 278 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 73g carbohydrate (69g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

This delicious sweet-tart lemon ice is a perfectly refreshing way to end a summer meal ... or any meal, for that matter. —Concetta Maranto Skenfield, Bakersfield, California

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