Cranberry Granita

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I had a martini party and used this recipe to make cosmos. Everyone loved it. It was super easy to make. It will be a hit at any party or just for yourself!!!!

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Liked this dessert, it was very easy to make and an impressive looking dish when plated nicely. Serve in a fancy petite ice cream dish, or a margarita glass. Add a spring of fresh picked mint leaves to give some contrast to the deep and exotic looking cranberry color.
When you are ready to eat, if you leave it out of the freezer to warm up a little, for 5 mins or so before scraping it is very easy to get the shaved ice texture and not hard for anyone to do. Only scrape as much as you are going to serve each time.
I will have to warn you this is VERY tart, it will certianly make your toes curl and your lips and other things pucker.
If I do this dish again, I am considering leaving out the lime comepletly, and maybe adding a 1/4 cup of simple syrup or a half cup of water, but do not know if additions will mess with the freezing/setting/texture of the mixture. It will still be pretty tart, but more acceptable to the masses. Maybe even add a sqirt of whipped cream to the top during presentation and have people mix it into the shaved ice to eat.
Try the Cranita Cosmo cocktail Alton made during the same episode. Simple to make with just: 1 oz good Vodka, 2.5 ozs Shaved Granita, and 1/2 oz Lime juice. This yeilds less than 1/2 a margarita glass worth of drink, so you may want to at least double the ingrediants. But I will tell you, this was even more tart than the Granita alone. It about knocked me down immediatly upon my test sip. Going to try to leave out the lime juice next time. I HAD to add 1 oz of water and 1 oz of simple syrup also made the drink bigger of course. This adjustment made it pretty tasty.
Good luck, G.

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This went over very well on Christmas. The kids even asked for more, which doesn't happen very often. The recipe is perfect for four people, but double it if you want extra.