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Coffee Granita

3.8

(1)

This cool Italian dessert is the perfect conclusion to a pasta dinner.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cup freshly brewed espresso or strong coffee
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon dark rum
4 tablespoons vanilla frozen yogurt or light ice cream, softened slightly

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Pour coffee into pie plate. Add sugar and rum to coffee and stir until sugar dissolves. Freeze until mixture becomes slushy around edges, about 30 minutes. Continue freezing, stirring mixture every 20 minutes, until mixture is slushy, about 1 hour. Freeze until firm. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead; cover.)

    Step 2

    Scrape granita with spoon to break ice into small pieces. Divide granita between goblets. Top each with 2 tablespoons frozen yogurt and serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

Per serving: calories
80; fat
0 g; sodium 16 mg; cholesterol
1 mg
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
TagsGranitaFrozen DessertDessertCoffeeBeveragesEspressoItalianEuropeanGluten FreeNut Free5 Ingredients or FewerEasyBon Appétit
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