How To Make Lemon and Rosemary Granita
Stay cool on a hot day by making this icy granita recipe! It’s an Italian dessert made with a blend of lemon juice, spiced syrup, and orange liqueur.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupswater
- 1cupsugar,plus 2 tbsp
- 4fresh rosemary,(4-inch sprigs)
- 4lemon zest,cut into ½x3-inch strips
- 1¼cupslemon juice,(from about 5 lemons)
- 3tbspGrand Marnier,or other orange liqueur
Instructions
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In a medium saucepan, combine the water, sugar, rosemary, and lemon zest. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat, cover, and let infuse for 10 minutes.
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In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, combine the lemon juice and Grand Marnier. Strain the rosemary syrup into the lemon juice and stir to combine.
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Chill in the refrigerator or, to hasten the process, pour the lemon mixture into a stainless-steel bowl, set it in a larger bowl filled with ice, and stir until cold.
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Pour the chilled lemon mixture into two 9×9-inch stainless-steel pans.
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Freeze for 15 minutes.
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Stir well and return the pans to the freezer. Continue freezing, stirring every 15 minutes, until the granita is completely frozen, about 1 hour in all.
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Scoop the granita into chilled bowls or stemmed glasses, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 246.72kcal
- Fat: 0.51g
- Saturated Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.06g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.07g
- Carbohydrates: 58.21g
- Fiber: 2.21g
- Sugar: 52.32g
- Protein: 0.61g
- Sodium: 10.50mg
- Calcium: 42.34mg
- Potassium: 132.35mg
- Iron: 0.52mg
- Vitamin A: 7.66µg
- Vitamin C: 46.08mg
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