Apple granita with mint

Votes: 1

Time: 4 hours 25 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Granita is a light, refreshing Italian dessert that's easy to make at home with just a few ingredients. Green apple, mint, and lime add a vibrant flavor to the granita—just the thing for a hot summer day! When freezing the granita, remember to scrape it frequently with a fork to keep it fluffy and easy to eat with a spoon.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

0.5 cups of sugar
1 cup fresh mint, tightly packed
1 large Granny Smith apple
Juice of 2 limes

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Combine sugar and 2 cups of water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a blender and let cool completely.
Add the mint to a blender and blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a 20cm square stainless steel or glass baking dish. Finely grate the apple peel into the dish (you won't need the rest of the apple), then add the lime juice.

Freeze until ice crystals begin to form around the edges, about 45 minutes. Use a fork to scrape the crystals toward the center of the pan, then continue freezing, scraping the ice every 30 minutes, until the granita is set, about 4 hours.

Avoid using aluminum cookware. It can react with acidic ingredients, imparting a metallic taste to the dessert. Use stainless steel or glass.

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