3-Ingredient Blueberry Champagne Granita
A refreshing frozen dessert combining sweet blueberries and sparkling wine for an elegant, icy treat. Perfect for summer entertaining or as a sophisticated palate cleanser.
Ingredients
- •1 cup sugar
- •10 ounce frozen blueberries
- •750 ml sparkling wine
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring sugar, 1 cup blueberries, and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Transfer blueberry syrup to a medium bowl set inside an ice bath and let cool.
15 min
- 2.
Purée syrup and remaining blueberries in a food processor until smooth. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a 13x9" (or other 3-qt.) freezer-safe baking dish, pressing on solids to extract as much juice as possible; discard solids.
10 min
- 3.
Pour sparkling wine into baking dish and stir to combine. Freeze mixture until just beginning to crystallize, about 2 hours. Scrape with a fork, then continue to freeze, scraping every hour, until texture is similar to shaved ice, 3-4 hours more. Cover with plastic wrap and keep frozen until ready to serve.
360 min
- 4.
Granita can be made 5 days ahead; keep frozen.