RSSApple Cider Granita
From EatingWell: September/October 1996 — Subscribe Now!
Fresh apple cider and apple brandy make a simple granita that's the perfect ending to a fall meal.
8 servings, 1 cup each
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh apple cider
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Calvados, or other apple brandy
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation
- Put a shallow metal pan in the freezer to chill. Combine cider, sugar, apple brandy and lemon juice in a bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Pour the mixture into the chilled pan and place in the freezer. Every 30 minutes, stir with a fork, crushing any lumps, until the granita is firm but not frozen solid, about 3 hours.
- To serve, scoop into chilled bowls or goblets.
Tips & Notes
- Make Ahead Tip: The granita can be made 2 days in advance: freeze and transfer to a covered container. Before serving, stir to break up large crystals.
Nutrition
Per serving: 102 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 22 g carbohydrates; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 0 mg sodium; 5 mg potassium.
1 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1/2 other carbohydrate
Recipe Categories
- Health & Diet Considerations
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- Healthy weight
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Thanksgiving
- Servings
- 8 or more
- Total Time
- More than 1 hour
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Type of Dish
- Snack
- Desserts, frozen
- Publication
- September/October 1996
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