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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 (227g) Recipe makes 2 servings |
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| Calories 19 | ||
| Calories from Fat 0 | (1%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 0.0g | 0% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.0g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 4mg | 0% | |
| Potassium 101mg | 2% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 4.8g | 1% | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% | |
| Sugars 4.3g | ||
| Protein 0.3g | 0% | |
Coffee Granita
By: justcallmetoni
Aug 26, 2005
I should call this lazy granita as the use of the food processor makes this simple and less labor intensive than the typical process of watching the freezing ice and regularly breaking it up. This is a delightful summer treat that satisifies the need for an evening sweet. Cooking time is freezing time.
SERVES 2
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups strong coffee, at room temperature
- 3/8 ounce Splenda sugar substitute, add more to taste (6 packages)
Optional addins (choose one if desired)
- 1 tablespoon rum (optional)
- 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon rum extract (optional)
- 1 tablespoon flavored sugar-free syrup (optional)
Directions
1
Add splenda and any desired flavorings into coffee. Pour into ice cube trays until mostly frozen - about 60 to 90 minutes. There may be a little liquid at the bottom of the cubes. That's fine.2
Put ice cubes in food processor and pulse until you have slush with no visible chunks.3
Place slush in a covered bowl back in the freezer for 30 minutes or until ready to serve.4
If you are freezing 30-90 minutes, remove bowl from freezer and scrape the slushy ice into serving cups.5
If you are freezing much longer, you may want to return the granita to the food processor for a quick whirl before serving.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Sarah in New York
On Jun 16, 2008
I made this twice and still didn't get it quite right. It was very yummy and when I can get it down perfectly, it's going to be even better! Thanks for posting! Made for ZWT 4.
From: BLUE ROSE
On May 30, 2008
My DH got a nice surprise tonight when I handed him this drink. I chose to make two different one for us to try. One was with Rum and the other was with Brandy. Both Excellent to try. Well worth making.
From: Pneuma
On May 30, 2008
Delicious! Coffee didn't taste that strong at all and it's refreshing having it with crushed ice. Made this as is with sugar free maple syrup and added a bit of amaretto. DH who usually enjoys his coffee with milk enjoyed this even without. Thanks for sharing this quick "lazy" coffee granita! 
Made for WZT4.
From: Saturn
On Jul 9, 2006
This was GREAT! I used decaf coffee so I could share it with my kids. I added a bit of sugar to the coffee first. Then we froze it overnight (forgot about it, oops). When we put the ice cubes in the blender, we also added a bit of milk. After we blended it all up, we threw it back in the freezer for about 45 minutes. Then we dug in! The waiting was about killing the kids! We found that it needed a bit of something to make it more kid friendly. So we added a couple of scoops of milk chocolate mix (Quik) to it.
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