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Peach and Mint Granita
Peach and Mint Granita is a refreshing frozen dessert combining pureed peaches cooked briefly with sugar and water, then frozen and scraped to form light icy crystals. Fresh mint leaves are incorporated partway through freezing to infuse a delicate herbaceous note. This dessert offers a chilled, slightly sweet, and aromatic palate cleanser or light dessert served in glasses.
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
American, International
Ingredients
- 4 peaches peeled, pitted
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 14 mint leaves
Instructions
- Place the sugar and water in a saucepan put on medium heat for approx 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile slice the peaches into thin slices and ad to the saucepan and cook a further 1 minute, and remove from the heat.
- Pick the leaves off the stalks of mint and chop finely using a sharp knife to prevent bruising.
- Puree the peach and sugar mix in a blender or processor, once smooth pour into a relatively shallow freezer proof dish or tray, place in freezer and leave for 15 minutes, add the mint and stir with a fork.
- Replace to freezer and continue to scrape with fork every 30 minutes or so to ensure even crystals.
- I like to add a little peach schnapps in place of some of the water, (but I don’t cook the alcohol off, another trick for happier guests, sshh!).
- Serve in a martini glass as a dessert, or shot glasses as a palette cleanser.
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