Recipe

Ruby grapefruit granita

  • 10 mins preparation
  • 5 mins cooking
  • Serves 6
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Ingredients

Ruby grapefruit granita
  • 2 cup (500ml) water
  • 2/3 cup (150g) sugar
  • 1 finely grated rind, ruby grapefruit,
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 cup (500ml) strained ruby grapefruit juice
  • 2 ruby grapefruit, segmented, to serve

Method

Ruby grapefruit granita
  • 1
    Place a 20cm x 30cm shallow metal lamington pan in freezer.
  • 2
    Combine water, sugar, grapefruit rind and cinnamon sticks in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring, until sugar dissolves.
  • 3
    Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes, without stirring. Remove from heat. Stir in grapefruit juice. Cool to room temperature. Remove cinnamon sticks.
  • 4
    Pour grapefruit mixture into chilled pan. Freeze for 3 hours, removing every 30 minutes to break up ice crystals with a fork. When set, granita should have texture of soft, crushed ice. Scoop into serving cups and top with grapefruit segments.