As summer gets into full swing and temperatures in certain areas hit the triple digits, I find myself making batches of granita, or semi-frozen fresh fruit juices that are somewhat similar to shaved ice.
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Pineapple Granita
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh pineapple juice
- Zest of ¼ lemon
- Juice of ¼ lemon
- 1 Tbsp white granulated sugar
- A few grains of Kosher salt
- 1 cup fresh pineapple (cut into bite-sized pieces)
Instructions
- Mix together the ingredients, and stir until the sugar and Kosher salt are completely dissolved.
- Taste, and add more sugar or fresh lemon juice, if desired.
- Pour the liquid mixture into a shallow casserole dish, and place the casserole dish into the freezer.
- Check on the mixture every thirty minutes, scraping the contents with a fork to arrive at a shaved ice consistency and to ensure the contents don’t freeze into a solid block.
- Repeat this process about four times, until your granita reaches a light and fine shaved ice consistency.
- Serve cold, in chilled small dessert bowls, with fresh pineapple slices on top.