Maple Citrus Granite

Name: Maple Citrus Granite
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups water; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup lemon and orange zest; 1/4 cup shredded mint, optional

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup lemon and orange zest
1/4 cup shredded mint, optional

Directions

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["In a saucepan, mix water, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, maple syrup and bring to a boil.", "Reduce heat to low and simmer without stirring until all the sugar has dissolved, about 3 to 5 minutes.", "Remove pot from the heat and let syrup cool completely.", "Add the lemon, orange zest, mint leaves, and pour into a shallow baking dish or plastic container and place in the freezer.", "(The 6 cup capacity shallow plastic containers with a lid that measure 6 inches by 10 inches by 2 inches deep, and which you can get in grocery stores would be ideal for the purpose.)", "Check after about 2 hours and stir the mixture.", "After about 4 hours, the mixture will have begun to set up, and you can score the surface by turning a spoon backwards and using the tip to scrape the frozen syrup into \"ice curls.\""""