Lemon Italian Ice Recipe

• 10 minutes to make
• Serves 6

It has been a couple of crazy dessert weekends around here lately. Last weekend I made dessert for the local Memorial Day picnic; Croissant Bread Pudding and Hazelnut Cheesecake. This weekend the friend, who had the Memorial Day party, called and asked if I could help out with some desserts for her mom's Red Hat Ladies meeting; dessert for 20 or so. Read more No problem; I made a huge Mary's Special Birthday Cake and a Brenda's Favorite Lemon Tart, both travel well and both feed an army. The thing I had forgotten was the dinner party we were having on Saturday night for our new neighbors to meet our old neighbors and our "before the old neighbors" neighbors. What to make for dessert. The new neighbor stopped by as I was icing the Red Hat Ladies chocolate cake and it became immediately obvious he was a big fan of chocolate icing. That solved part of the equation, make a Flourless Chocolate Cake, but what to make that was lighter and easier on the waistline. I baked some pears to serve with honey and blue cheese but the winner was the Lemon Italian Ice. As I was a little busy in the kitchen I welcomed a dessert that basically requires mixing frozen lemonade with water and placing it in an ice cream freezer. This is the perfect dessert when you are looking for something different, not expensive, easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. Give this a try on a hot summer's night. See less

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