200g golden caster sugar
200ml water
2-3 sprigs of mint
750g black currents
juice of 2 lemons
shot of vodka, (to keep soft serve)
Boil the sugar and water to make a simple syrup.
Add the blackcurrants to the syrup and boil for a couple of minutes until until the fruit is soft, and berries broken. Add mint leaves once off the heat and steep for 10 mins. (remove mint).
Strain into a bowl through a sieve , rubbing through as much of the pulp as you can, leaving the skins and seeds. Stir in the lemon juice and cool. Add the vodka. Freeze in an ice-cream machine
Goes really nicely with a meringue and a dollop of vanilla icecream!