Tropical Fruit Champagne Granita

Serves: 5

Madilyn Boehm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

55

Sweetness

52

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and cool syrup

2

In a blender or food processor purée pineapple with 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons syrup (reserving remaining syrup for another use)

3

Stir in nectar or juice and Champagne

4

Pineapple mixture may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered

5

Transfer pineapple mixture to a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every hour, until mixture is firm but not frozen hard, about 3 to 4 hours

6

Granita may be made 2 days ahead and frozen, covered

7

Just before serving, scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture

8

Scoop granita into serving bowls

9

In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and cool syrup

10

In a blender or food processor purée pineapple with 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons syrup (reserving remaining syrup for another use)

11

Stir in nectar or juice and Champagne

12

Pineapple mixture may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered

13

Transfer pineapple mixture to a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every hour, until mixture is firm but not frozen hard, about 3 to 4 hours

14

Granita may be made 2 days ahead and frozen, covered

15

Just before serving, scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture

16

Scoop granita into serving bowls