Meyer Lemon Granita
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 meyer lemon, zest of, grated
- 3 cups mineral water
- 2 sprigs of fresh mint
- 1⁄2 cup agave syrup or 2/3 cup superfine sugar
- 1 cup fresh meyer lemon juice (about 5 regular meyer lemons)
directions
- Place the zest, water, mint springs, and agave or sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir for about one minute.
- Remove from the heat, and allow the syrup to cool slightly in the refrigerator.
- When chilled, strain out the lemon zest and the mint sprigs.
- Stir the lemon juice into the chilled syrup. Taste to make sure the mixture is not too tart; if it is, add a little more sugar.
- Pour the mixture into a 9x13-inch shallow baking dish (metal, ceramic, or glass), so the mixture is about an inch deep.
- Place in the freezer.
- Every 30 minutes stir with a fork, scraping the crystals down from the side of the dish.
- When the granita is slightly slushy, but definitely frozen hard, with small firm granules of ice, it's done. It will take 2-3 hours to get to this stage.
- The granita may be transferred to an airtight container and stored for a couple hours before serving.
- Remove the granita from the freezer about 10 minutes before serving, so it softens slightly.
- Serve in dessert bowls or glasses.
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