Coffee Granita
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:44pm

Ingredients




2 cups lukewarm espresso
(or strong black coffee)
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons coffee flavored liqueur
1 teaspoon orange or lemon zest

Preparation

1 Combine all ingredients and stir until sugar melts. Pour mixture into 9- by 13-inch metal pan and place on level shelf in freezer for half an hour. (Mixture should only come about 1/4-inch up the side of the pan.) 2 Remove and use a dinner fork to scrape any ice crystals that have formed on the side or bottom of the pan. Return to freezer and repeat scraping every 20 to 30 minutes for 3 to 4 hours. 3 Once mixture is thoroughly frozen, fluff with a fork and allow flakes to "dry" in freezer another half hour before serving. When served, the granita should look like a fluffy pile of dry brown crystals. 4 Scoop into goblets and top with barely sweetened whipped cream, add additional citrus zest if desired. 5 This recipe yields 6 servings.