Food Tips & Info > BeveragesJuly 20, 2009

Fancy Ice Cubes

For fun and a treat, how about some fancy ice cubes. They are pretty and a taste surprise when the ice melts in a beverage. You can use a raspberry, a portion of a peeled orange, lemon or lime wedge, a maraschino cherry, candied fruit, mint leaves and much more. The sky is the limit :-)

Fill an ice tray 1/3 full with water and then partially freeze. Add the fruit to the center of each cubicle, press slightly and freeze a bit longer (this way your choice will remain centered in the cube). Finish by filling the rest of the ice cubicles with water. Freeze completely and forget until time to use.

If you don't want to be this fancy but still want fun cubes, simply put a drop or two of food coloring in each ice cubicle and add water before freezing.

Oh, and if you just want a fun flavor, you can put a drop or two of your favorite food flavoring in each ice cubicle.

By Deeli from Richland, WA

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07/21/2009

Guests and my kids and grandkids love it! My mom used to do this when we were kids, but used a marchiano cherry for the middle of each ice cube. I never thought of using so many other yummies, what a treat!

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07/21/2009

clever girl

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07/20/2009

Well, when I submitted this tip I was thinking 'all' beverages including water but Iced Tea is good, too, especially the cube with lemon wedges ;-)

Deeli
Richland, WA

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(Archived Jul 20, 2009)Fancy Ice Cubes For Iced Tea

Tip: Fancy Ice Cubes For Iced Tea

My mother used to make iced tea in the summer as many people do, but she would freeze lemonade in freezer ice cube trays and in each compartment she would alternate red and green maraschino cherries. When she had guests she would serve the tea with these flavored cubes in tall clear glasses.

By Snoonie from Baltimore, MD

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RE: Fancy Ice Cubes For Iced Tea

What a great idea! I have always frozen lemon juice for ice tea but never thought to freeze something in each cube. Great tip, thanks for sharing. Lisa (09/04/2007)

By Lisingreece

RE: Fancy Ice Cubes For Iced Tea

Great idea. It gives a whole new look to an old favorite, iced tea. (09/05/2007)

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