Floating Four-Leaf Clovers

Name: Floating Four-Leaf Clovers
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 clover cubes.
Ingredients: 4 cups plus 2 tablespoons chilled lemon-lime soda, divided; 12 lime slices; Lime peel (about 6 inches)

Instead of using regular ice cubes in your party punch, stay in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day and prepare these cute clover cubes. They're made with soda so they won't dilute your beverage. They can be made weeks in advance and stored in the freezer. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

4 cups plus 2 tablespoons chilled lemon-lime soda, divided
12 lime slices
Lime peel (about 6 inches)

Directions

Pour 1/4 cup lemon-lime soda into 12 muffin cups; freeze until solid. On a work surface, cut lime slices into quarters. Rotate each quarter slice clockwise until one end of outer edge touches the center; place over frozen soda.
To make a stem, cut the lime peel into 1/2-in. pieces. Place at one corner of clover. Freeze for 20 minutes.
Slowly pour remaining soda into cups until lime is almost covered. Freeze until solid.

Originally published as Floating Four-Leaf Clovers in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2003

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emilyad

Mar 18, 2012

I love this! I will probably make it for each of my St Patty's dinners.
NebrSue

Mar 15, 2012

erin07 - These are called "four-leaf clovers" as in "lucky four-leaf clovers" not as in shamrocks; and as everyone knows, clover only has three leaves, but if you find one with four leaves it's lucky. Also, these are cute no matter what you call them.
erin07

Feb 21, 2011

Irish Shamrocks have only THREE leaves, not four as in a clover!!! Shame on you.