Italian Espresso Granita
By: Mary
Published: Friday, June 3, 2011 - 6:40am

Ingredients




1 cup &¾ brewed espresso coffee, or other strong coffee
1/4 cup coffee flavoured liqueur, like Tia Maria
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup coolwhip, or sweetened whipped cream
caramel syrup for drizzling on top

Preparation

1 Make your coffee and allow it to cool in the fridge 2 Mix the sugar, water and vanilla in a medium sized pot and bring to a boil over med-high heat 3 Turn down heat to medium and cook 5 minutes longer, stirring often 4 Remove from heat and allow it to cool down for about 10 minutes 5 Stir in the cooled coffee and the coffee liqueur,then pour mixture into a shallow cake pan 6 Put the pan in the freezer and set timer for 15 minutes 7 When time is up remove pan from freezer and scrape the ice that is starting to form around the edges of the pan, mix gently 8 Repeat the above every 10 minutes, about 6 times or until coffee mixture is fully crystalized 9 When the granita is ready scoop the crystals out into individual dessert bowls and top with coolwhip 10 Drizzle with caramel sauce and serve 11 You can make this ahead of time if you wish, just allow to thaw on on counter for about 5 minutes before scooping out to serving bowls 12 You can also make this ahead, transfer the frozen mixture to a covered container and store in the freezer until needed, it will last for a few months

About


Source: my own version of a popular italian recipe
If you like coffee you will enjoy this cold summery treat, popular in italian coffee and ice cream shops.