Best 16 Ice Cubes Recipes

WATERMELON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the watermelon with the Simple Syrup and lime juice. Pour into a silicone ice cube tray and freeze about 8 hours.

HOT CHOCOLATE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, whisk together chocolate, milk, cocoa and sugar over medium heat until chocolate is melted and sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• Use a liquid measure or small pitcher to pour chocolate mixture evenly among two ice cube trays. Freeze, uncovered, at least 4 hours and up to 3 days. Transfer to zip-top bags and store up to 3 weeks.

COFFEE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Let brewed coffee cool to room temperature.
• Pour into ice cube trays and freeze completely.
• Use in place of ice cubes in your favorite cold coffee beverage.

STRAWBERRY ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth; strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure. Freeze in ice-cube trays until solid, at least 4 hours.
• Add 1 cube to a glass of sparkling wine; 2 or 3 cubes for a glass of lemonade.

WATERMELON-MINT ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Puree watermelon in processor (there should be about 4 cups). Mix in sugar by tablespoonfuls to sweeten to taste. Pour into 2 to 3 ice cube trays. Rinse mint leaves and place 1 leaf atop puree in each cube. Cover and freeze until cubes are solid, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.

COLD AS ICE CHOCOLATE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• 1. Bring the milk, water, unsweetened cocoa powder and sugar to a simmer in a pan. Whisk til the lumps dissolve
• 2. Remove from heat and add 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips and stir til chocolate melts. Let cool for 5 minutes, then pour into an ice cube tray and freeze.

CITRUS ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Place fruit on a tray and put into the freezer for at least 4-5 hours. Use them in place of ice cubes to chill drinks.

MOJITO ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Mix lime juice and sugar till dissolved.
• Add water mix and pour into 2 ice cube trays.
• Place 1 lime wedge and 1 mint leaf in each section. Top with additional water if need. Freeze till solid.
• Enjoy!

LEMON VERBENA ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Fill 2 ice trays halfway with water, and freeze. Top each cube with a lemon verbena leaf, cover with water, and freeze for up to 1 week.

HALLOWEEN GUMMY WORM ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Add a gummy worm half to each compartment of an ice cube tray.
• Fill ice cube tray with water or sparkling water and freeze until solid, 3 to 4 hours.

HERBAL ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Mince herb (s) of choice.
• Pack minced herb (s) into an ice cube tray, each 3/4 full.
• Fill with boiling water, (this will blanch the herbs before freezing and will help them retain their flavor and color).
• Once the herbal ice cubes are frozen, you can pop them out of their tray and into freezer bags for storage.
• Use as needed.

EXOTIC ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Keeping each fruit separate, whiz the flesh in a blender until smooth.
• Pour into ice cube trays and freeze.
• Defrost for about 5 minutes prior to serving.

POMEGRANATE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the seed sacs. The seeds will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the seeds in a separate bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup of the seeds and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining seeds for another use.).
• Fill two ice cube trays with water almost to the top, and place in freezer for about an hour.
• When cubes are semi-frozen, remove the trays from the freezer. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds into cubes in tray. Place trays back in the freezer until cubes are frozen solid.
• Serve with beverage of your choice.

RASPBERRY ROSé WINE WITH RASPBERRY ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Start by making the ice cubes- place a raspberry in each slot of an ice cube tray until you have 12.
• Cover with water and put in the freezer to set for around 2 hours.
• 20 minutes before the ice cubes are ready, put the cup of raspberries and the sugar in a bowl. Leave to stand for around 15 minutes, until softened.
• Mash the raspberries with the back of a spoon and strain through a fine sieve to remove the seeds and leave a smooth sauce.
• Add the raspberry sauce to the wine and mix.
• Put 2 or 3 raspberry ice cubes into each glass and pour the wine over.
• Serve immediately.

LEMON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• 1. 1st roll each lemon on the counter. Slice in half. Squeeze out all the juice into a cup.
• 2. Pour carefully into the ice trays. Freeze until solid.
• 3. Remove from trays. Place in ziplock bag. Makes perfect add in to any glass of ice water, lemon aid or any lemon sauce.
• 4. Note: this will keep for up to 6 months.

KOOL-AID ICE CUBES IN SPRITE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Make each separate batch of Kool-Aid in a pitcher and pour into ice cube trays. It is fun to use different shapes and colors. Freeze the Kool-Aid ice cubes and then add to sprite or your favorite beverage, once frozen.