Green Apple Cider Ice Food

ICED GREEN APPLE TEA

Steps:

• Place the tea bags in a pitcher and cover with the boiling water; allow to steep for 5 minutes.
• Discard used tea bags.
• Stir in the honey (if using), until dissolved.
• Stir in the apple cider or juice.
• Chill tea, or serve over ice, garnished with fruit slices and mint, if desired.

APPLE CIDER ICE

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Heat until the mixture begins to simmer. Decrease to medium low heat and let the mixture steep and reduce (but do not let boil) to 8 cups, about 1 hour. Refrigerate until cold.
• Pour reduced liquid into a shallow pan. Freeze, stirring every 1/2 hour, until hard, about 3 to 4 hours.

GREEN APPLE CIDER ICE

Steps:

• In a medium pan, boil the cider, uncovered, over medium heat until reduced to 1 cup, about 20-25 minutes. add the water, sugar, anise seed, and cinnamon.
• Bring to a boil and boil over medium heat for 1 minute, or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and let cool.
• Strain through a double thickness of cheesecloth and set aside.
• Place the prepared apples in a food processor bowl, fitted with a steel blade. add the lemon juice and zest and puree till very smooth.
• Add the 1/2 cup of Calvados or apple jack, salt, food coloring and the reserved cider mixture and blend. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacture's instructions. Alternately pour into a 10x10 metal baking pan and place in the freezer.
• When ice crystals begin to form 2"all around the edges of the pan, remove and stir till smooth.
• Return the pan to freezer and repeat this process two more times, or until a smooth consistency can be reached.
• Pack into plastic containers and store in the freezer.
• Remove about 10 minutes before to soften the ice slightly.
• Scoop into wine glasses or parfaits. Top with 1 tbls Calvados, garnish with an apple slice.

GREEN APPLE ICE CREAM FINALE

Steps:

• Apples -- Mix the apples with the lemon juice and toss well until all the lemons are coated with the lemon juice. This will prevent them from browning. Then place on a small plate or baking sheet and freeze at least 20 minutes. You want them slightly frozen.
• Shake -- After the the apples have been frozen, add them to the blender with the ice cream apple cider, caramel sauce and vanilla extract and blend well.
• Serving and Topping -- Pour into your favorite glasses and top with whipped cream, drizzled with caramel sauce and the salted peanuts. I think the original recipe called for a salted nut candy bar (like a Payday) which was very good, but the second time I made it I just used salted peanuts which was just as good.
• Just enjoy!

GREEN APPLE CIDER

Steps:

• In a large glass add ice.
• Add melon liquer, vodka and hard apple cider, stir well.
• If you are not into hard cider try this with regular apple cider.