Cranberry Granita

Serves: 3

Brad Rosenbaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

55

Sweetness

49

Sourness

29

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 cups

Water (cold)

2 cups

Sugar

1 cup

Orange Juice

Directions:

1

Combine 4 cups cranberries and next 4 ingredients in heavy large saucepan

2

Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves

3

Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 30 minutes

4

Working in batches, puree mixture in processor

5

Strain puree into large bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible

6

Pour strained puree into 15x10x2-inch dish

7

Freeze 45 minutes

8

Using fork, stir to blend in any frozen portions

9

Freeze until granita has uniform slushy consistency, stirring every 45 minutes to incorporate frozen portions, about 5 hours

10

Cover and keep frozen up to 1 day

11

Using fork tines, scrape granita, forming icy flakes

12

Spoon into goblets

13

Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs

14

Combine 4 cups cranberries and next 4 ingredients in heavy large saucepan

15

Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves

16

Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 30 minutes

17

Working in batches, puree mixture in processor

18

Strain puree into large bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible

19

Pour strained puree into 15x10x2-inch dish

20

Freeze 45 minutes

21

Using fork, stir to blend in any frozen portions

22

Freeze until granita has uniform slushy consistency, stirring every 45 minutes to incorporate frozen portions, about 5 hours

23

Cover and keep frozen up to 1 day

24

Using fork tines, scrape granita, forming icy flakes

25

Spoon into goblets

26

Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs