Lemon Granita

Name: Lemon Granita
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Water 1.4 cups; Sugar ½ cup; Lemon juice (of about 2 lemons) 5 tbsp; Lemon peel 2

Gluten Free
Lactose Free
Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Low
Note + cooling time (60 minutes)

PRESENTATION

When summer arrives, there's nothing better than a good granita or a refreshing lemon ice cream to take a sweet and refreshing break! Today we propose lemon granita, typical of the Sicilian tradition, home of this fresh dessert. You'll discover how simple it is to make homemade granita using an ordinary ice cream maker. By choosing organic, untreated lemons with thick skin and intense aroma, you'll get a fantastic result. Nothing to envy to ice creams and semifreddos, granita is lighter and captures all the goodness of lemons... ideal for ending a meal with a fresh dessert and excellent as a digestive, but also perfect for a delicious snack! What are you waiting for? Discover step by step how to prepare this refreshing lemon dessert, even in the version without an ice cream maker: a pleasure for the palate that will refresh your hot summer days!

Here are other granitas not to be missed:

Bellini granita
Red wine granita
Strawberry granita
Almond granita

INGREDIENTS
Ingredients for about 17.6 oz of lemon granita: Water 1.4 cups (335 g); Sugar ½ cup (90 g); Lemon juice 5 tbsp (75 g) - (of about 2 lemons); Lemon peel 2

Preparation

How to prepare Lemon Granita

To prepare the lemon granita, pour the water 1 and sugar 2 into a small pot, stir with a spoon 3, and cook for about 5 minutes on low heat. Then turn off the heat and let it cool.

Meanwhile, grate the zest of 2 lemons 4, then squeeze them 5 and filter the juice 6 to get 1/3 cup (75 g).

When the syrup is cold 7, pour in the lemon juice 8 and zest 9.

Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker 10 and let it churn for 35-40 minutes. Once the time is up, stop the ice cream maker: you will have obtained a rather compact but creamy mixture 11. Your lemon granita is ready to be enjoyed 12!

How to store

Serve the lemon granita immediately, or store it in the freezer for about a month, closed in an airtight container!

Tips

The lemon zest gives a more intense flavor, it can be omitted if the pieces are not to taste.

It is recommended to let the ice cream maker run “empty” for a few minutes to cool it down before adding the mixture.

It is important to boil sugar and water for five minutes to allow the latter to evaporate and obtain a syrup.

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Lemon Granita

PRESENTATION

How to prepare Lemon Granita

How to store

Tips

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