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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Cran-Raspberry Granita


Granita is frozen dessert of sugar, water, and flavorings from Sicily. My husband and I love ice treats and the granita has really been making a comeback this year as a popular desert. I've seen recipe's that use vodka, but I didn't use any.

4 cups cranberry juice
1 c sugar
1/4 c fresh lime juice

Whisk the cranberry juice and sugar in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cranberry mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Cool completely. Whisk in the syrup and lime juice. Freeze until the granita becomes slushy, about 2 hours. Using fork, stir to blend. Continue freezing the granita until frozen, stirring and scraping the fork across the granita like a rake, every hour or so to form crystals, at least 5 hours or overnight

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh my, that sounds deliciously shibby right now!

klutz4eva said...

that sounds great!

Wendy said...

What a gorgeous colour! Must try it out.