Print 3x5 Recipe Cards
Print this recipe out and cut along the dotted lines to add this 3x5 recipe card to your personal collection.

Coffee Granita
Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

Ingredients
2 cups lukewarm espresso or strong black coffee
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons coffee flavored liqueur
1 teaspoon orange or lemon zest

Directions
Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar melts.
Pour mixture into 9 by 13-inch metal pan and place on level shelf in freezer for
half an hour. (Mixture should only come about 1/4-inch up the side of the pan.)
Remove and use a dinner fork to scrape any ice crystals that have formed on the
side or bottom of the pan. Return to freezer and repeat scraping every 20 to 30

1

Copyright 2006 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved

 

minutes for 3 to 4 hours. Once mixture is thoroughly frozen, fluff with a fork and
allow flakes to "dry" in freezer another half hour before serving. When served,
the granita should look like a fluffy pile of dry brown crystals.
Scoop into goblets and top with barely sweetened whipped cream, add additional
citrus zest if desired.

2

Copyright 2006 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved