Categories: frozen dessert

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup fresh mint leaves
• 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. green crème de menthe
• 1 drop green food coloring (optional)
• Chocolate leaves*

Directions

1. Combine water and sugar in a large saucepan. Bring to boiling. stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in mint leaves. Cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
2. Strain syrup through a sieve lined with two layers of cheesecloth. Discard mint. Cool syrup. Combine syrup, lemon juice, and crème de menthe. If desired, stir in food coloring. Transfer to a 9 × 5 × 3-inch loaf pan. Cover; freeze 4 to 5 hours or until almost firm.
3. Break the frozen mixture into small chunks; transfer to a chilled large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth but not melted. Return mixture to loaf pan. Cover and freeze until firm. Garnish each serving with chocolate leaves.

4. *For chocolate leaves, melt 1/2 square (1/2 oz.) semisweet chocolate over low heat. Use a small paintbrush to brush several coats of chocolate on underside of 16 flat mint leaves. Wipe off any chocolate on topsides of leaves. Place leaves, chocolate side up, on a waxed-paper-lined baking sheet; chill until hardened. Peel leaves from chocolate; place in a container. Cover and refrigerate.

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