Daiquiri Ice

Drew's favorite ice cream flavor from Baskin-Robbins is Daiquiri Ice. We would drive whatever the distance is from home to the nearest BR just for this treat. Well, they recently discontinued the flavor!!! Why? Who can even imagine!! Well - - after a quick Internet search we found this recipe....

Home Clone Version of Baskin-Robbins Daiquiri Ice

2 cups water

1 cup sugar

Juice of 1 lime (we used the concentrate 2tbs = 1 lime)

1 tsp imitation rum extract

1 tsp citric acid powder – you may need to go to a health food store or online for this, but it is a necessary ingredient. (we found this at the health food store in AF)

1 drop green food coloring

Heat sugar and water just until sugar melts. Remove from heat and add citric acid. Stir until dissolved. Let mixture cool until lukewarm, then add rum extract, lime juice and food coloring. Refrigerate until chilled. Churn in an ice cream machine for 25 minutes. Spoon ice into freezer-safe bowl, and move to the freezer for an hour before serving.

Note: The recipe only makes a little over 2 cups, so you may want to double the ingredients.

When finished...pack the ice cream into some sort of container and allow it to harden for a few hours. When ours came out of the ice cream machine it was good - but a little slushy still. It also came out a bit more tart then we would like....a little more research on the net suggests that the tartness can be controlled by the amount of citric acid....we might have to try this again.