CLEMENTINE-GINGER GRANITA

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This easy Italian dessert is a fun and delicious way to enjoy clementines, so sweet and bountiful this time of year.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 3h40m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 4

24 clementines
1/2 cup sugar
1 slice (1/2 inch) peeled fresh ginger
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Slice top 1/2 inch off 12 clementines; reserve. Cut around flesh and scoop out into a sieve set over a bowl; reserve skins, being careful not to tear them. Press flesh to extract juice. Squeeze in juice from tops. (You'll have about 1 cup.) Halve and juice remaining clementines (to yield 2 cups).
  • Bring 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and ginger to a boil in a pan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; let stand 30 minutes. Discard ginger. Stir in clementine and lemon juices; transfer to a nonreactive 8-inch square baking dish. Freeze until solid, about 3 hours.
  • Meanwhile, brush clementine skins with water. Roll in remaining 1/4 cup sugar to coat. Freeze until solid, about 2 hours.
  • Scrape granita with a fork to fluff. Spoon granita into clementine "cups." Freeze 10 minutes before serving.

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