Best Lemon Verbena Ice Cubes Recipes

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LEMON VERBENA LEMONADE



Lemon Verbena Lemonade image

Make and share this Lemon Verbena Lemonade recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Chef mariajane

Categories     Beverages

Time 30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/4 cups water
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup lemon verbena leaf
5 cups fresh lemon juice, strained (from 24 lemons)
boiled water, cooled
24 lemon verbena leaves

Steps:

  • Bring sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and add lemon verbena. Cover, and steep for 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve, and let cool thoroughly.
  • Combine lemon juice and lemon verbena syrup in a pitcher. Fill glasses with lemon verbena ice, and divide lemonade among glasses (or cover and refrigerater for up to 3 days).
  • LEMON VERBENA ICE CUBES:.
  • Fill 2 ice trays halfway with water, and freeze. Top each cube with a lemon verbena leaf and cover with water, and freeze for up to a week.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.1, Sodium 3, Carbohydrate 59.2, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 46.5, Protein 0.8

LEMON VERBENA ICE CREAM FROM A FRENCH COUNTRY HERB GARDEN



Lemon Verbena Ice Cream from a French Country Herb Garden image

I grow many old fashioned and unusual herbs in my garden in France, and although many people know Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena is not so well known, which is such a shame! For me the flavour is MUCH more lemony and intense than Lemon Balm - think lemon sherbet, and you have a good idea of what to expect! The plant has graceful pointed leaves that are a gorgeous pale green in colour. Just scrunching a leaf in your hand to release the aromas can help fatigue or a headache. This is an ice cream I came up with to refresh and revive even the most jaded of palates - refreshing and with an amazing lemony zing! You should be able to source Lemon Verbena at any good Farmer's Markets - alternatively, make friends with someone who grows it! (Prep time includes the time to infuse the leaves to extract the flavour.)

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 2h30m

Yield 1 Litre, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 tea cups fresh lemon verbena leaves, wiped and dried
350 ml whole milk
350 ml double cream or 350 ml whipping cream
125 g caster sugar
5 egg yolks
lemon verbena leaf, to garnish

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, warm the lemon verbena leaves with all of the milk, 100ml of the cream and the sugar Press the leaves with the back of a wooden spoon to help the flavours release. Once warm, remove from heat, cover, and let steep for one to two hours.
  • To make the ice cream custard, pour the remaining cream into a large bowl set in a larger bowl of ice water, and put a sieve on top.
  • Use a strainer or slotted spoon to skim the lemon verbena from the milk and squeeze the leaves to extract as much liquid as possible back into the saucepan, then discard them. Reheat the lemon verbena infusion then whisk the eggs together and slowing pour in the warm infusion, whisking constantly.
  • Scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan and cook, stirring continuously with a heatproof spatula, until the custard leaves a clear path on the spatula when you drag your finger across it.
  • Immediately strain the custard into the bowl of cool cream and stir well until cool.
  • Chill thoroughly, then freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve with fresh leaves for garnish and a little lemon syrup drizzled over for a flavour explosion!

LEMON VERBENA ICE CREAM



Lemon Verbena Ice Cream image

Lemon verbena's seductive floral-citrus scent and taste lend energy and grace to ice cream. In this recipe, you'll boil and steep fresh verbena leaves in half-and-half and sugar and, with seven egg yolks and heavy cream, turn the mixture into a custard over heat. Then freeze it in your ice cream maker. The best source for the leaves may be a plant of your own, or try your local farmers' market or nursery.

Provided by Suzanne Hamlin

Categories     ice creams and sorbets, project, dessert

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings, 1/2 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup fresh lemon verbena leaves, packed
3/4 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup sugar
7 egg yolks
1 3/4 cups heavy cream

Steps:

  • In heavy stainless-steel pot, combine lemon verbena leaves, half-and-half and 1/4 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring, and remove immediately from heat. Cover, and let steep for 30 minutes.
  • In stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and remaining sugar. While continuously whisking, strain the half-and-half mixture through a fine-meshed sieve into the egg yolks.
  • Return the mixture to the saucepan. Over medium-low heat, stir continuously with wooden spoon until custard thickens, about 2 minutes.
  • Strain custard into a bowl that is sitting in a larger bowl filled with ice cubes and water. Add heavy cream. Cool and chill. Freeze in an ice-cream maker.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 297, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 25 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 35 milligrams, Sugar 15 grams

LEMON VERBENA GRANITA



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Granita is the earliest form of ice cream and is basically flavoured ice that is then "scratched" up with a fork to make it all crystally. It's very refreshing. Lemon verbena has a limey, citrus smell, and according to my friend Jekka, it acts as a relaxant if infused in boiling water, helping you sleep.

Provided by Jamie Oliver

Categories     dessert

Time 3h20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 sprigs lemon verbena, washed in cold water
1 lemon, zested
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 pint (425ml) boiling water
6 ice cubes
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 eating apple, coarsely grated
1 lemon, juiced
4 dessert spoons creme fraiche
Lemon verbena sprigs, to garnish

Steps:

  • Place a small metal tray into the freezer to chill. Put the lemon verbena, lemon zest, and sugar into the boiling water and allow to infuse for 10 minutes. Add your ice cubes to bring the temperature down and then sieve the liquid into the cold metal tray (keep the lemon zest and verbena for later) and place in the freezer for about 2 hours. Mash with a fork, scratching up the ice, then freeze for a further 2 hours.
  • To prepare the apple compote, put 2 tablespoons of sugar into a small pan and heat on a medium heat until it is syrupy and light caramel color. Finely chop the reserved lemon zest and lemon verbena and add to the caramel with the apple and lemon juice. Mix and cook for a couple of minutes.
  • To serve, spoon a little compote into 4 small shot glasses, then a spoonful of creme fraiche, and finally top with the granita and a small sprig of lemon verbena.

LEMON VERBENA ICE CREAM



Lemon Verbena Ice Cream image

Heady lemon verbena lends an herbal, floral note to our summer pudding. Be sure to save this recipe for when you've found fresh verbena - dried just won't be the same.

Categories     Milk/Cream     Ice Cream Machine     Egg     Dessert     Freeze/Chill     Kid-Friendly     Frozen Dessert     Lemon     Summer     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes about 1 1/2 quarts

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup packed fresh lemon verbena sprigs
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
Equipment: an ice cream maker

Steps:

  • Bring verbena, milk, cream, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, then remove from heat and let steep, covered, 30 minutes.
  • Whisk together eggs and sugar until combined, then whisk in verbena mixture. Return mixture to saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until custard thickens slightly and registers 175°F on an instant-read thermometer (do not let boil).
  • Immediately strain thourough a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids. Cool custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes, then chill, covered, until cold, at least 2 hours.
  • Freeze custard in ice cream maker, then transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden, about 1 hour.

LEMON VERBENA ICE MILK WITH STRAWBERRY GRANITA



Lemon Verbena Ice Milk With Strawberry Granita image

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     dessert

Time 7h40m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 quart whole milk
3/4 cup plus 10 tablespoons sugar, more if needed
1 to 2 cups fresh lemon verbena leaves
1/2 cup egg whites (about 8 eggs)
2 cups fresh strawberries, halved
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered, more for garnish

Steps:

  • Prepare the ice milk: heat milk and 3/4 cup sugar in a heavy pan until bubbles form around the milk edges, then remove from heat. Crush lemon verbena leaves in your fists. Add to milk; steep 5 minutes. Taste the mixture; add more leaves if desired. Strain and chill.
  • Whip the egg whites to soft peaks, slowly add 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to whip until peaks are shiny. Whisk the egg whites into the milk mixture and pour into an ice cream machine. Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  • Make the granita: in a pan, bring 3/4 cup water and 6 tablespoons sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and cool. Purée halved berries in a food processor; strain.
  • In a bowl, mix together strawberries, sugar syrup and lemon juice. Taste and add more sugar or lemon juice if needed. Pour into a wide shallow container, and place in the freezer for an hour. Remove the granita and scrape the ice with a fork. Repeat every hour six times, until granita is fluffy and icy.
  • To serve, toss quartered strawberries with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Let sit 5 minutes. Scoop lemon verbena ice milk into chilled dessert bowls, and sprinkle the strawberry granita over the top. Garnish with fresh strawberry slices.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 481, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 12 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 158 milligrams, Sugar 87 grams

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