I love Italian Granita's, especially in the Summer when I'm looking for alternatives to ice cream and popsicle's for the kids. Many American granita recipes are made with a sugar syrup, here, I use honey, which was traditional for many Italian homes.
With the non traditional addition of "Tea", the flavor boost is immense, and sooo good!
Hope you all try this!
Ciao!! 😘
Ciao!! 😘
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups water
1/2 cup honey
2 Plum spice black tea bags
4 cups frozen wild blueberries
DIRECTIONS:
Boil water in sauce pan. When water is boiled, remove from heat and add the two tea bags. Let steep for five minutes. REMOVE TEA BAGS, add honey and blueberries and bring back to a boil. reduce heat to a medium simmer, and cook down for 20-30 minutes. Make sure heat is on medium low!
When blueberries look as if they are breaking down, and mixture has thickened, its time to remove the pan from the heat. Let mixture sit covered till it is at room temperature. Pour mixture in a freezer safe dish with low sides. Place in freezer. In 15 minutes, and here after every 15 minutes, scrape the top of the mixture till a soft shaved ice like texture forms. Continue this till all your blueberry granita is completely chilled and slushed.
Place in pretty dessert goblets and serve!
P.S., If you make this with a different flavored tea or fruit.. I'd love to hear about your results! I'm thinking Peach with Ginger Spice Tea.. 😋 xoxo
Place in pretty dessert goblets and serve!
P.S., If you make this with a different flavored tea or fruit.. I'd love to hear about your results! I'm thinking Peach with Ginger Spice Tea.. 😋 xoxo
