Stone Fruit Granita
Ingredients
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1 ½ pound very ripe peaches, nectarines, or plums, coarsely chopped, or 2 lb. sweet cherries, halved
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½ cup water
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⅓ cup sugar
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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¼ teaspoon almond extract (optional)*
Directions
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In a medium saucepan combine fruit, the water, and sugar. Bring just to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to medium-high. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until fruit is tender; remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients; cool slightly.
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Transfer mixture to a blender; cover and blend until smooth. Press through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; discard pulp.
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Pour fruit puree into a 2-qt. square baking dish. Freeze 2 hours, stirring and scraping frozen mixture off bottom and sides every 30 minutes. Cover and freeze, without stirring, 6 hours more or until firm.
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Let stand at room temperature 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Scrape surface of granita and spoon into dishes.
*Tip
Only add the almond extract if you're making the granita with cherries. (Almond naturally enhances cherry flavor.)
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
| 48 | Calories |
| 12g | Carbs |
| 1g | Protein |
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings Per Recipe 12 | |
| Calories 48 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Carbohydrate 12g | 4% |
| Total Sugars 11g | |
| Protein 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin C 4.8mg | 5% |
| Calcium 4mg | 0% |
| Iron 0.2mg | 1% |
| Potassium 123mg | 3% |
| Folate, total 2.9mcg | |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.