Blackcurrant and Blackcurrant Leaf Water Ice

Name: Blackcurrant and Blackcurrant Leaf Water Ice
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 1 pint/570 ml water; Rind and juice of 2 lemons; 8 oz/225 g granulated sugar; 8 oz/225 g blackcurrants; A handful of blackcurrant leaves

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Claire Macdonald Cookbook

By Claire Macdonald

Published 1997

About

Adding the blackcurrant leaves to the syrup of this water ice enhances the flavour.

Ingredients

1 pint/570 ml water
8 oz/225 g<

Dessert
Summer
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Put the water, 6 oz/170 g of the sugar and the lemon rind together in a saucepan over a gentle heat, and stir until the sugar has dissolved completely. Then boil fast for 5 minutes. Remove from the h