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Cherry Italian Ice, served
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Cherry Italian Ice

Bright red, sweet-tart cherry ice with a fine, smooth texture. A cool, fruity classic that kids love.

Hands-on
5 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Italian Ice
Makes
4 servings6 servings
Vegan

Ingredients

4 ingredients
Measure in
TubPint size

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watergranulated sugartart cherry juicefresh lemon juice max fill
watergranulated sugartart cherry juicefresh lemon juice max fill

439 of 473 ml658 of 709 ml

In the tubpintScale reads

TubsPints
1

Steps

  1. Whisk 120 ml water120 ml water½ cup water180 ml water180 ml water¾ cup water and 85 g caster or granulated sugar100 ml caster or granulated sugar¼ cup + 3 tbsp granulated sugar130 g caster or granulated sugar150 ml caster or granulated sugar⅔ cup granulated sugar in a bowl for about 2 minutes, until the sugar has dissolved.
  2. Stir in 250 ml sour cherry juice250 ml sour cherry juice1 cup + 1 tbsp tart cherry juice375 ml sour cherry juice380 ml sour cherry juice1⅔ cups tart cherry juice and 15 ml fresh lemon juice1 tbsp fresh lemon juice1 tbsp fresh lemon juice25 ml fresh lemon juice1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice.
  3. Pour the base into an empty tubpint, up to the max fill line. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  4. Take the lid off, set the tubpint in the outer bowl and lock it into the machine. Run Italian Ice.
  5. If it looks crumbly or powdery, add 15 ml sour cherry juice1 tbsp sour cherry juice1 tbsp tart cherry juice25 ml sour cherry juice1½ tbsp sour cherry juice1½ tbsp tart cherry juice and run Re-spin.

To serve: Serve in small chilled glasses, each topped with a fresh cherry.

Tips

  • Use 100% tart cherry juice. If you only find sweetened cherry drink or nectar, cut the sugar by about half.
  • For a deeper cherry flavor, replace the water with more cherry juice.
  • Leftovers: smooth the top flat, refreeze, then run the program again before serving.

Texture not right? Find the fix in Texture help.

Why it works

Juice instead of fruit purée means no pulp or fiber, so the ice is clean and fine-grained. Sugar at about 23% of the mix keeps it soft enough to spoon.

Nutrition

Per serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint), estimated
116kcal
0 gProtein
0 gFat
29 gCarbs
28 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 464 kcal, 1 g protein696 kcal, 2 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients.

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