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Lemon Italian Ice

Italian ice, also known as water ice, is a frozen dessert made from either concentrated syrup flavoring or fruit purees.

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Ingredients

Makes
5
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cups light corn syrup
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ⅔ cup lemon juice

Ingredients for 5 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    In heavy, medium-sized saucepan, stir together water, corn syrup, and sugar.

    Stovetop
  2. 2

    Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.

    Stovetop
  3. 3

    Remove from heat; cool for 30 minutes. Stir in lemon juice.

  4. 4

    Pour mixture into a 9 inch square baking pan. Cover surface with plastic wrap.

  5. 5

    Freeze 3–4 hours, or until frozen but still soft in center.

  6. 6

    Spoon into blender container; cover. Blend on high speed until mixture becomes white and creamy.

    Blender
  7. 7

    Turn back into the pan. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze mixture about 3 hours or until firm.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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