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Cranberry Granita

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 10 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups 372g / 13ozCranberries - (abt 16 oz) - plus
  Additional berries for garnish
4 cups 948mlCold water
2 cups 396g / 13ozSugar
1 cup 328g / 11ozLight corn syrup
1/2 cup 118mlOrange juice
  Fresh mint sprigs

Recipe Instructions

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.

Pour strained puree into 15- by 10- by 2-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 to incorporate frozen portions, about 5 hours. Cover and keep frozen up to 1 day.

Using fork tines, scrape granita, forming icy flakes. Spoon into goblets. Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs.

This recipe yields 10 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 2004

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