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Recipe courtesy of Yaara Amberg

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Total:: 3 hr 30 min
Prep:: 5 min
Inactive:: 3 hr 20 min
Cook:: 5 min

Yield:: 8 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

4 cups freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
1 cup vodka
1/2 to 1 cup Simple Syrup, recipe follows
Zest of 1 lemon, cut into strips or finely grated

Simple Syrup:

1 cup sugar

Directions

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Combine the grapefruit juice, vodka and Simple Syrup in a bowl, then pour into a freezer-safe glass baking dish and pop in the freezer. Scrape with a fork every half hour until partially frozen and granular, about 3 hours. Serve in martini glasses and garnish with lemon zest. Eat with a spoon or a straw.

Simple Syrup:

Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

My Private Notes

Name: Grapefruit Granita
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT3H30M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups freshly squeezed grapefruit juice; 1 cup vodka; 1/2 to 1 cup Simple Syrup, recipe follows; Zest of 1 lemon, cut into strips or finely grated; 1 cup sugar