Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  water
  1                cup  granulated sugar
  4               cups  sliced strawberries
  1         tablespoon  lemon juice
  12                    fresh peppermint leaves -- (12 - 16), finely
                        -- chopped
                        fresh strawberries -- for garnish
                        fresh peppermint leaves -- for garnish

Preparation:

Bring water and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer for 10 minutes. Refrigerate in a bowl to achieve syrupy consistency. Meanwhile, in a blender, pur‚e berries. Stir in lemon juice and chopped peppermint. Refrigerate. In the bowl of an electric ice cream maker, combine syrup and pur‚e. Process until mixture is firm but not hard. Freeze in an airtight container overnight. Serve garnished with strawberries and peppermint leaves.

Nutritional Information:

977 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (2% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 248g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 16mg Sodium