Coffee Granita A La Orange

Total Time: 2 hrs 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups very hot strong brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup sugar (or splenda)
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• lightly sweetened whipped cream, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-size bowl, stir the hot coffee, sugar, and orange zest until the sugar dissolves.
• 2 cool.
• 3 stir in the vanilla.
• 4 transfer the liquid to a shallow bottomed bowl or square metal cake pan and place in the freezer.
• 5 wait about 30 to 40 minutes, until the sides start to freeze, then stir the mixture gently with a wooden spoon, especially around the edges.
• 6 put the granita back in the freezer and repeat the stirring every 20 to 30 minutes, until the mixture is grainy-frozen.
• 7 transfer to well-chilled bowls – the chilled bowls are important, especially in summer, to prevent it from melting; in fact, chill your spoons too.
• 8 serve, garnished with whipped cream if desired.