Fruit ice is an excellent cooling treat in a hot period. It can be an excellent substitute for ice cream, while at the same time, it quenches thirst for a long time.
You can prepare it with ease at home, this will require fruit juice and special forms for freezing. It turns out to be very useful, because during the preparation no preservatives or fats are used, which can adversely affect the figure.
The composition will be only useful vitamins, minerals, which are usually included in the composition of fruit or berry juice. But before you start cooking homemade sweet ice, be sure to learn the basic principles of its preparation.
Technology and cooking features
Before you start making ice, you should consider the features of the preparation technology of this cold dessert. In fact, cooking it does not require much effort, everything is done quite simply and easily.
The main thing in stock is to have juice from natural berries and fruits. Also added to it are various spices, granulated sugar.
But still, before you start preparing it, you should carefully examine some important features:
- Making ice based on fresh fruit. This delicacy can be made from fresh seasonal or frozen fruit. But before you start cooking, be sure to thoroughly rinse all the components from dust and dirt. As soon as the fruit is rinsed, it is recommended to wipe them and after that you can proceed to the preparation of ice;
- Ice based juice. This is the most common cold dessert technology. In this embodiment, it is prepared very quickly. To do this, you need to squeeze juice from fruit or berries. Then it can be mixed with milled pulp. The liquid mixture is poured into molds and put into the freezer for a while. As soon as a crust of ice forms on the surface, a wand is inserted into each mold and then retracted into the freezer until it is completely frozen;
- Ice from sugar syrup. The technology of making this ice is quite simple. For the preparation of required juice from fruits, berries, sugar and water. Water is poured into the tank, sugar is poured and everything is mixed. Next, the berries or fruits are ground to a puree mass. Then mashed berries or fruit laid out in sugar syrup and stirred. The finished composition is poured into molds, which are removed in the freezer.
The easiest recipe
To make ice using a simple recipe, you will need:
- fresh juice from any fruit or berries;
- several currant berries;
- molds for freezing.
Cooking time - 3-4 hours.
Calorie content - 110 kcal.
For cooking, you can use any molds. Perfectly fit molds from under the yogurt. Juice is recommended to use only fresh. You can squeeze the berries or fruit or skip through a juicer. Of course, you can freeze and store juice, but the taste will not be the same.
In the fruit or berry juice, you can add a little pulp, this will make the ice much more tasty, and in its structure it will resemble ice cream. Pour the liquid into molds and remove for some time in the freezer.
As soon as the mixture begins to freeze and the top is covered with a crust of ice, sticks should be inserted into the molds. We remove in the refrigerator until complete freezing.
How to make apple-pear ice from fruit
For the preparation will need the following components:
- half a fresh lemon;
- fresh pear - 300 grams;
- two apples;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- a glass of clean drinking water;
- bag of vanilla.
Cooking time - 3-4 hours.
Calorie - 120 kcal.
How to make fruit ice at home:
- Pears and apples thoroughly washed from dust, dirt;
- Next, cut the pears with apples into 4 pieces, cut out the rosettes with seeds;
- Cut the fruit pulp into small pieces;
- We spread the slices of fruit in the capacity of the blender;
- Grind pears with apples to a state of mashed potatoes;
- Pour water into an enamel pan or stew pan, pour sugar, add vanillin;
- We place on the fire and leave to boil until boiling. As soon as the first bubbles appear on the surface, the container should be removed from the heat;
- Put fruit puree into hot syrup, mix until smooth;
- As soon as the mixture becomes warm, check for readiness, if the fruit is hard, then the container can be put on the fire and boil until boiling;
- Pour lemon juice, cool and pour into molds;
- We remove the forms in the freezer and leave to freeze;
- As soon as a crust of ice forms on the surface, insert sticks;
- Freeze until ice forms.
How to make fruit ice cubes of strawberry syrup
The following ingredients are required for cooking:
- 500 grams of fresh strawberries;
- 250 grams of powdered sugar;
- 170 ml of boiled water.
The cooking time is 4-5 hours.
Calories - 115 kcal.
Cooking process:
- Ripe strawberries must be well washed from dust, dirt, be sure to clean the stem;
- Next, each berry is cut into 3-4 pieces;
- After this follows from the strawberries to make puree. To do this, you can knead the berry tolkushkoy or grind it with a blender;
- The result should be a thick mass, but in order for the mixture to be homogeneous it must be rubbed through a sieve;
- When rubbing through a sieve, it is better to use a tablespoon;
- Pour water into a small saucepan, pour in powdered sugar and set it on fire;
- The mixture should be stirred until complete dissolution of powdered sugar. Bring to a boil and remove from heat;
- Put syrup of strawberries into syrup and mix well;
- In special molds that are designed to freeze the cubes, pour the strawberry mixture;
- We remove in the freezer and leave until complete freezing;
- Ice will be ready in about 4-5 hours.
How to make pineapple fruit ice from juice at home
The following ingredients are required for cooking:
- juice from canned pineapples - 1 cup;
- canned pineapples - 500 grams;
- drinking water - 1 cup;
- granulated sugar - 180 grams;
- lemon juice - 80 ml.
Cooking time - 3.5-4 hours.
Calorie - 125 kcal.
Start cooking:
- In a small container pour a glass of pineapple syrup and a glass of drinking water;
- Pour into the liquid sugar and put it on fire;
- We warm the mixture, while it is required to constantly mix it so that all the sugar granules are completely dissolved;
- As soon as the syrup boils, remove it from the heat and leave to cool;
- While the syrup is cooling down, lay out the canned pineapples in a blender tank and grind to the state of porridge;
- In the cooled syrup pour lemon juice and lay mashed pineapple. Stir well;
- Pour the mixture into molds, put them in the freezer and leave to freeze;
- As soon as an ice crust forms on top, insert sticks;
- We remove again in the freezer and leave to the formation of ice.
Watermelon Frozen Dessert
What ingredients will be needed:
- the pulp of watermelon bright color - 400 grams;
- granulated sugar - 170 grams;
- one medium sized lemon;
- Kiwi - 2 pieces;
- blueberries - 100 grams;
- cooled water - 150 ml.
It will take 4-5 hours to prepare.
Calories - 118 kcal.
How to make fruit ice from watermelon:
- Granulated sugar should be divided into three parts, because this ice is made of three layers;
- Pulp watermelon seedless lay out in a blender, fall asleep a third of the sugar;
- Cut the lemon into two parts, squeeze the juice from half and pour it into a blender to the watermelon with sugar;
- Grind everything until mashed;
- Pour the watermelon mixture into molds;
- Dipping into the watermelon mixture of blueberries, they will be the watermelon pits;
- We remove the forms in the freezer and leave for some time;
- As soon as the mixture is slightly frozen, we put a stick in each form;
- We remove again in the freezer;
- In the tank we make the second layer. Fill with water, juice from half a lemon and a third of sugar;
- Stir until sugar is completely dissolved;
- We take out the molds and pour the second layer;
- After this, make the third layer of kiwi. Fruits are peeled, cut into medium pieces and put in a blender container;
- Add sugar, pour some water and rub in a blender until mashed;
- We spread in the molds the last layer of kiwi;
- Sent in the freezer for several hours until complete freezing.
How to make raspberry fruit ice
Ice will require the following ingredients:
- 3 cups fresh raspberries;
- granulated sugar - 100 grams;
- 100 ml of water or lemonade.
The cooking will take 3-4 hours.
Calories - 118 kcal.
Cooking process:
- To start raspberries need to be cleaned of stalks, leaf;
- Gently wash the berry with cool water;
- We spread raspberries in a container, we fall asleep granulated sugar;
- Rub the berry with sugar until smooth;
- Since there are bones from the berry mixture that can spoil the taste of ice, it is better to pass the mass through a sieve;
- Then pour water or lemonade. Mix everything well;
- Additionally, a few drops of lemon juice can be added to the mixture;
- Pour the mixture into molds, perfectly fit the shape of the yogurt;
- We remove in the freezer for some time;
- As soon as the mixture grabs a bit and a crust of ice appears on its surface, we insert sticks or skewers in each form;
- We remove in the freezer until complete freezing.
How to make fruit ice at home from kiwi with yogurt
What components will be needed:
- 200 ml of plain cream yogurt;
- Kiwi - 2 pieces;
- apple juice - a glass;
- granulated sugar - 100 grams.
The preparation will take 3-4 hours.
Calorie - 135 kcal.
Start cooking:
- Kiwi peel off the skin, cut into pieces;
- We spread in the capacity of the blender and grind until mashed;
- Add sugar to kiwi and mix well until sugar is completely dissolved;
- In molds for freezing, you can use from under the yogurt, lay out a mixture of kiwi, it should fill each form into 1/3 part;
- Spread a layer of yogurt on top of kiwi, insert the stick in each form;
- We remove for some time in the freezer so that the mixture will freeze;
- As soon as the layers froze, remove the molds, pour the juice from the apples;
- We clean in a freezer for 4 hours, for this period ice from three layers is formed.
How to make ice-cream from baby fruit puree
For the preparation will need the following components:
- 310 grams of fruit puree of any taste;
- 300 grams of sugar;
- a bag of gelatin 10-15 grams;
- juice from lemon or grapefruit - 30 grams;
- two glasses of pure water.
Preparation will take - 3-4 hours.
Calorie - 129 kcal.
How to do it:
- Gelatin should be poured with a small amount of hot water and leave for some time. In about half an hour, it will swell up;
- Pour water into a saucepan or saucepan, pour sugar into it;
- Place the container on the fire, warm it, while constantly mixing;
- In the heated syrup pour the swollen gelatin and mix thoroughly;
- Then remove the splits and leave to cool;
- As soon as the mixture becomes warm, spread fruit puree into it and stir well;
- Next, pour 30 ml of lemon juice or grapefruit;
- Close the lid and leave to stand for about 15 minutes;
- Pour the mass in molds and put in the freezer;
- Leave to freeze until ice forms.
How to make homemade ice-cream of cherries with gelatin
The following components are required for cooking:
- water - 420 ml;
- cherry puree - 1 cup;
- cane sugar - one and a half glasses;
- gelatin - 7 grams;
- some lime or lemon juice.
Cooking time - 3-4 hours.
Calories - 124 kcal.
Cooking process:
- Put the gelatin in a bowl and pour three spoons of boiled water. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes;
- Pour water into a skillet, pour granulated sugar and set it on fire;
- We warm up until complete dissolution of sugar and pour the swollen gelatin;
- Boil a couple of minutes and remove from heat;
- We spread cherry puree into a warm mass of gelatin and sugar syrup. Puree can be made from fresh berries, for this they need to be cleaned from seeds and grind in a blender;
- Add lime or lemon juice;
- Strain the mass through a sieve;
- Pour into molds and place in the freezer;
- As soon as the mass is frozen slightly, sticks should be inserted into it;
- Sent in the freezer until complete freezing, about 4 hours.
Useful tips
- for cooking, you can use not only the juice from fruits or berries, but also the pulp. The flesh will make the ice look like ice cream;
- if you make ice with layers of yogurt, it will also look like homemade ice cream;
- In addition, vanillin or cinnamon can be added to the syrup, these components will give a pleasant taste and aroma.
Fruit or berry ice will be an excellent way to cool or quench your thirst in the hot season.
Homemade delicacy is very tasty, especially children will like it.
For this reason, every mother must definitely have in her hand several recipes for this summer treat, because children will ask him to cook again and again, and homemade ice is much tastier and healthier than ice cream.
Another recipe for making fruit ice is in the next video.
