Chocolate Granita
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 5:37pm

Ingredients




cup sugar
2 cups water
1 vanilla bean split lengthwise
7 ounces bittersweet chocolate finely chopped
2 tablespoons cocoa
cup whipping cream or creme fraiche

Preparation

1 Heat the sugar, water and vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer 10 minutes. 2 Remove the saucepan from the heat and whisk in the chocolate and cocoa, stirring until the chocolate is completely melted. Remove the vanilla bean. 3 Pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish and freeze until solid, several hours or overnight. 4 Whip the cream or creme fraiche to soft peaks. Spoon or scoop the granita into dessert or parfait glasses and top with whipped cream or creme fraiche. 5 This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.