Cranberry Granita
A refreshing frozen dessert made with fresh cranberries, orange juice, and mint. This icy treat has a perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors, making it an elegant palate cleanser or light dessert.
Ingredients
- •4 cups cranberries
- •4 cups cold water
- •2 cups sugar
- •1 cup light corn syrup
- •½ cup orange juice
- •4 sprigs fresh mint
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine 4 cups cranberries and next 4 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 30 minutes. Working in batches, puree mixture in processor. Strain puree into large bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible.
45 min
- 2.
Pour strained puree into 15x10x2-inch dish. Freeze 45 minutes. Using fork, stir to blend in any frozen portions. Freeze until granita has uniform slushy consistency, stirring every 45 minutes, about 5 hours. Cover and keep frozen up to 1 day.
300 min
- 3.
Using fork tines, scrape granita, forming icy flakes. Spoon into goblets. Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs.
10 min
