Cranberry Granita

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Feel Good Food

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

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Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 7 hr 30 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 7 hr 40 min

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Ingredients

2 cups cranberry juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup vodka
6 fresh cranberries, for garnish

Directions

Whisk the cranberry juice and sugar in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cranberry mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Cool completely. Whisk in the lime juice and vodka. Freeze until the granita becomes slushy, about 2 hours. Using fork, stir to blend. Continue freezing the granita until frozen, stirring every hour to form crystals, at least 5 hours or overnight.

Divide the granita among 6 dessert glasses. Garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired, and serve.

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recipe Cranberry Granita
Jen Wausau, WI 11-07-2009
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Looking forward to trying
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

If you like this, you'll probably love Sunny Anderson's Lime Italian Ice...pretty much the same thing, with different flavors... & the addition of alcohol. Especially great on a hot summer day.Read more
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null null, null 07-28-2009
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YUMMM...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you want to make this for your kids or somwone who does not drink, use 7-up or sprite to replace the vodka. This is so... refreshing. Yummmm! I loved it!Read more
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connor woodridge, IL 07-22-2009
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USE CRANBERRY COCKTAIL!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

if you use straight cranberry juice with the lime and vodka its so sour, gross, and horrible aftertaste. It needs alot of... sugarRead more
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Heather San Jose, CA 07-04-2009
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Best and easiest dessert on a hot day!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used Cranberry Pomegranate Juice Cocktail. I did not put in vodka and it tasted great!! It it not hard going in every hour... our so just to scrape it with a fork, trust me, it's worth it! I've made it twice and if it stays hot, I'll be making it a lot more!!Read more
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amber north syracuse, NY 07-01-2009
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Great...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is absolutely fantastic! I did not use the alcohol and I did not dissolve the sugar into the cranberry juice, in... a pan. I just poured the cranberry juice into a glass dish, then I put in the sugar, and whisked it very well. And it came out very delicious!! It was perfectly sweet and not too bitter or tart. EXCELLENT!! If you ake this and don't like alcohol or don't have it, do it my way!! It's still AMAZING!!!!Read more
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Barbara Boise, ID 04-10-2008
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Used "straight" cranberry juice
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

instead of "cocktail" and this is what happened: http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/food_network/001570.php