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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 quarts 981g Recipe makes 2 quarts) |
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| Calories 563 | ||
| Calories from Fat 10 | (1%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 1.1g | 1% | |
| Saturated Fat 0.1g | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | |
| Sodium 226mg | 9% | |
| Potassium 1219mg | 34% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 138.5g | 46% | |
| Dietary Fiber 1.4g | 5% | |
| Sugars 125.7g | ||
| Protein 4.3g | 8% | |
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Fancy Schmancy Citrus Granita
By: Sharon123
Jun 2, 2008
A wildly refreshing dessert that will have your mouth singing! A unique and delicious granita and it's so easy to make! This granita is a fancy schmancy way to end a meal, especially Italian. The citrus flavors refresh the palatte, while the basil gives the fresh taste of Italy When our team thought of Italy, basil came right to mind. It just shouts Italy! We thought putting it in a frozen granita would be fancy, unique and delicious! Made up by the Fancy Feinschmeckers Team for the Italian Frozen Dessert Challenge in the Zaar World Tour #4. Each team member picked an ingredient and told why they picked it: mliss29-I've always liked lemons, even since I was a little kid - Wildflower-I love orange anything! And the blossoms are so pretty, too! Alskann- Some things you don't scrimp on; pure vanilla is one of the most complex flavors in the world, its unique flavor and aroma will blend beautifully with the fresh, tart citrus flavors and the herbal essence of the basil to make this granita both flavorful and aromatic - Celticevergreen-grapefruit juice-because it's my favorite flavor and to me is like tasting liquid sunshine - Nasseh-water-It is the foundation for so many things we love & enjoy. It is in almost every food, in some form or another luvinlif2k- I'm liking the slice of lime as an optional garnish. It should look lovely with the sprig of basil and if you like your granita a bit more tart, just squeeze some lime on your granita or rub your spoon with the lime before each bite - Heydarl-Basil Sprig, as I love basil & would like to be decorative - Sharon123-I picked salt! In Matthew 5:13 it says,"Ye are the salt of the earth". Salt is also thrown over the shoulder for good luck. In ancient times, salt was precious and used to preserve meats, fish, etc. , and it also heightens the flavor of many foods. It sure works in this recpe! :lol:
2 quarts
Ingredients
- 3/4-1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaf
- 4 1/4 cups fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (or lime juice)
- 1/2 cup grapefruit juice
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- basil sprig (to garnish)
- lemon, wheel (to garnish, or lime wheel) (optional)
Directions
1
In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a simmer over medium low heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in basil and let syrup stand for about 15 minutes.2
Now stir together orange juice, lemon juice, grapefruit juice, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl. Pour basil syrup through a fine sieve into the citrus juice mixture; discard basil.3
Move the mixture to a 9"x13" shallow glass or nonreactive dish. Chill in the freezer until edges are frozen, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the freezer; scrape with a fork, pulling from the edges into center. Return to the freezer. Repeat process every 30 minutes until the mix is the texture of shaved ice, about 4 hours. Spoon into serving bowls and garnish with a basil sprig and lemon wheel, if using. This makes it fancy! Now eat it up!
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: kiwidutch
On Jul 9, 2008
WONDERFUL Flavours!!! and a minor miracle: this went down brilliantly well with all of us.. even our fussy little kids who wouldn't normally eat grapefruit, orange, lemon and basil! the best part of this miracle was the I also used fresh red grapefruit and freshly squeezed oranges and threw in the pulp as well. I "marketed" it to the kids a new icecream and they lapped it up! I also thought that since DH doesn't like sour tastes much that he might not give such a great review... but he loved it too! Total success!!! Please see my Rating System: 5 excellent excellent stars for a recipe that I will be making VERY often so that I can sneak these fruits into the kids, and DH who isn't a great fruit fan. Ok.. there is sugar, but at least this isn't loaded with E numbers and flavour enhancers and preservatives that commercial stuff contains. Pick your battles, I concede the sugar for the extra vitamins and the extension of their food flavours that I can get in here. This recipe is a WINNER ! Thanks!
From: realbirdlady
On Jun 30, 2008
Cold, sweet and simple. I substituted equal parts of lime and lemon juice for the grapefruit juice, which unfortunately gave a much orange-ier taste than I think the recipe would have had as written. I used lemon basil, which was an interesting flavor in the syrup, but got lost in the finished product.
From: my3beachbabes
On Jun 24, 2008
I made this for ZWT4 for the Frozen dessert challenge since I don't own an ice cream maker. It was light and refreshing but we didn't really care for the basil taste. I'm going to try making it again and omit the basil next time! It was refreshing on a really hot summer day here in NC! Thanks for posting!
From: Queen of Harts
On Jul 8, 2009
I made this for dessert, to follow mom's lasagna. Everyone loved it and raved for days! Said my uncle "This is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten!" Thanks for sharing, I will be making this all summer.
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