funnybone
07-27-2001, 05:38 PM
I got this recipe from LHJ and and I thought I would share it with all you Granita lovers (I have not tried it)
WHITE GRAPE GRANITA FROM LHJ ONLINE
www.lhj.com
White grape juice in jars is always available on the supermarket shelf, and seedless green grapes are available year round, but you can use red grapes as well, which will give the ice a beautiful blush.
Total prep time: 15 minutes plus chilling and freezing
Degree of difficulty: easy
Low-fat
Low-calorie
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups green or red seedless grapes (1 lb.), stems removed
1 1/2 cups chilled white grape juice
Green seedless grapes and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
1. Combine water and sugar in small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 5 minutes. Transfer to small bowl and cool completely. Refrigerate until cold, 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place a metal 13x9-inch baking pan and a metal spoon in the freezer.
3. Puree grapes in food processor or blender. Strain puree through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl, pressing solids with a rubber spatula to extract juice; discard peel. Stir in grape juice and chilled sugar syrup. Pour mixture into frozen pan.
4. Freeze grape mixture until ice crystals form around edges of pan, about 30 minutes. Stir ice crystals with the frozen metal spoon into center of mixture. Freeze mixture 2 to 2 1/2 hours more, stirring every 30 minutes, until all of the liquid is frozen.
5. Scoop granita into 6 small serving bowls, and garnish with grapes and mint sprigs, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
PER SERVING
Calories 155
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 7 mg
Carbohydrates 40 g
Protein 0 g
Calcium 8 mg
Fiber 0 g
WHITE GRAPE GRANITA FROM LHJ ONLINE
www.lhj.com
White grape juice in jars is always available on the supermarket shelf, and seedless green grapes are available year round, but you can use red grapes as well, which will give the ice a beautiful blush.
Total prep time: 15 minutes plus chilling and freezing
Degree of difficulty: easy
Low-fat
Low-calorie
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups green or red seedless grapes (1 lb.), stems removed
1 1/2 cups chilled white grape juice
Green seedless grapes and fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
1. Combine water and sugar in small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 5 minutes. Transfer to small bowl and cool completely. Refrigerate until cold, 30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, place a metal 13x9-inch baking pan and a metal spoon in the freezer.
3. Puree grapes in food processor or blender. Strain puree through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl, pressing solids with a rubber spatula to extract juice; discard peel. Stir in grape juice and chilled sugar syrup. Pour mixture into frozen pan.
4. Freeze grape mixture until ice crystals form around edges of pan, about 30 minutes. Stir ice crystals with the frozen metal spoon into center of mixture. Freeze mixture 2 to 2 1/2 hours more, stirring every 30 minutes, until all of the liquid is frozen.
5. Scoop granita into 6 small serving bowls, and garnish with grapes and mint sprigs, if desired. Makes 6 servings.
PER SERVING
Calories 155
Total Fat 0 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 7 mg
Carbohydrates 40 g
Protein 0 g
Calcium 8 mg
Fiber 0 g