Creme-de-menthe Ice
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Boil sugar and water for 20 minutes.
Let the mixture cool completely.
Flavor and freeze
Add creme-de-menthe and green food coloring to achieve a delicate green.
Strain the mixture and freeze it like ice cream.
Serve
Serve in small glasses.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and lowers the freezing point, keeping the frozen texture soft and scoopable.
- Creme-de-menthe cordial
- Provides the mint flavor and aroma that define the dish.
The step that matters
Let the mixture cool completely.. Adding flavor and freezing a warm syrup slows freezing and melts the surface. A fully cooled base freezes more evenly and forms smaller ice crystals, giving a smoother texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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