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Strain through a chinois cheesecloth or coffee filter twice to ensure beautiful clear ice. Its fun to see how the water froze around each mint leaf and try to spot the little details on each one.
This allows impurities to be forced out of your ice cubes and into the water tray.
How to make mint ice cubes. How to make frozen Mint Leaves ice cubes - YouTube. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. Once removed from the trays the mint-infused cubes of ice are like little works of art encapsulating and preserving a sort of timely little treasure.
Its fun to see how the water froze around each mint leaf and try to spot the little details on each one. Its definitely not brain science but these kinds of ice cubes always feel a little magical. Instructions In a blender or food processor combine mint lemon juice and a small amount of the water until mint is finely chopped.
Add mixture to the remaining water mix well pour in ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen store ice cubes in zip top plastic bag in freezer until ready to use. Blanch remaining mint not reserved leaves in boiling water for 30 seconds then transfer to an ice water bath.
When cooled transfer to a high-RPM blender in a quart of water or simple syrup if desired and puree. Strain through a chinois cheesecloth or coffee filter twice to ensure beautiful clear ice. Pour into ice cube tray and add one.
Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat simmer until sugar dissolves. Let the simple syrup cool completely before moving on to the next step. Add the lemon mint or your preferred fruitflavors into the ice tray.
Fill each ice cube mold with the simple syrup. First poke a hole in each cube of a flexible ice mold. Then prop the mold an inch up off the bottom of your baking dish making sure the tray is centered in the pan.
Fill the tray and surrounding pan with water to the top of the ice tray and freeze. This allows impurities to be forced out of your ice cubes and into the water tray. Mix your resin according to the manufacturers instructions.
Use a bowl and spoon that you can throw away when you are finished. Pour your mixed resin into your ice cube trays. Once your resin has fully cured remove the ice cubes from the trays.
Impress guests by serving them gin and tonics with lime or mint ice cubes or a dirty martini over an olive ice cube. Youll need a few supplies to get started. If you dont already have them we recommend using flexible silicone ice cube trays like these Tovolo King Cube Ice Trays or Tovolo Perfect Cube Ice Trays both available on Amazon.
Microwave for 30 seconds then spoon mixture into ice cube tray. For the honey and lavender cubes stir together water and honey until it is dissolved. Make Mojito Lollies Tip a combination of rum mint lime juice soda water and brown sugar into an ice lolly mould to create instant mojito lollies.
Pop Into Drinks Add a minty flavour to a glass of water or lemonade by popping a cube in the drink directly from the freezer. To make pour a small amount of water in each section of an ice tray and place a mint leaf in each one. Freeze until almost solid to hold the leaf in place then pour more water in until the tray is filled.
Freeze again until solid then remove the cubes and add as a decorative accent to drinks. Store in freezer bags until ready to use. Prep Herbs and Fruit.
First clean all your fruit and herbs and then cut everything to fit within the sections of the ice cube tray. Create small pieces of fruit peel the lemon with a paring knife and slice the cucumbers. Add a few drops of peppermint oil to your ice cube tray or for a subtler flavor and fresh-from-the-garden look add a few mint leaves to the cubes.