Frozen Orange And Amaretti Parfaits With Espresso Granita

Serves: 2

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

51

Sweetness

49

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cups

Water

3 tbsps

Orange Juice

3 tbsps

Grand Marnier

Directions:

1

Brew espresso with 3 cups water in coffeemaker

2

Pour coffee into small metal pan

3

Add 1/2 cup sugar; stir to dissolve

4

Freeze 2 hours, stirring twice

5

Cover and freeze without stirring until solid, at least 6 hours or overnight

6

Using fork, scrape granita into icy crystals, then toss to mix

7

Cover; keep frozen

8

Mix orange juice, liqueur, orange peel, and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until sugar dissolves

9

Transfer 2 tablespoons mixture to small bowl to use as sauce; chill

10

Mix ice cream into remaining orange mixture

11

Cover; freeze until firm, at least 6 hours

12

Coarsely crumble 1 to 1 1/2 cookies into each of 4 parfait glasses

13

Top each with 1/2 cup granita and another 1 to 1 1/2 crumbled cookies

14

Top each with scoop of ice cream

15

Drizzle 1 1/2 teaspoons orange sauce over ice cream

16

Garnish with orange slices, if desired

17

* Available at some supermarkets and at Italian markets

18

Brew espresso with 3 cups water in coffeemaker

19

Pour coffee into small metal pan

20

Add 1/2 cup sugar; stir to dissolve

21

Freeze 2 hours, stirring twice

22

Cover and freeze without stirring until solid, at least 6 hours or overnight

23

Using fork, scrape granita into icy crystals, then toss to mix

24

Cover; keep frozen

25

Mix orange juice, liqueur, orange peel, and 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until sugar dissolves

26

Transfer 2 tablespoons mixture to small bowl to use as sauce; chill

27

Mix ice cream into remaining orange mixture

28

Cover; freeze until firm, at least 6 hours

29

Coarsely crumble 1 to 1 1/2 cookies into each of 4 parfait glasses

30

Top each with 1/2 cup granita and another 1 to 1 1/2 crumbled cookies

31

Top each with scoop of ice cream

32

Drizzle 1 1/2 teaspoons orange sauce over ice cream

33

Garnish with orange slices, if desired

34

* Available at some supermarkets and at Italian markets