Green Tea Granita

Submitted by januarybride

"Recipe from First Magazine 7/4/05 in an article regarding the green tea diet. Cooking time is actuallly freezing time."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 7mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 green tea bags
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons lemon juice

directions

1. Brew tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes.
2. Stir in sugar, zest and juice.
3. Pour into a metal 9x9 metal pan and freeze until hard.
4. Spoon into blender or food processor and pulse 10-20 seconds to break up. Scoop into bowl and serve.

Reviews

[Anemone]

This was fun to make. I love tea in all forms, and freezing it is a nice way to enjoy it on hot summer days. I will make this again, but with 1/2 the sugar. Just too sweet for my taste. (I may also try flavoured teas... raspberry or peach; lemon maybe?)