CRANBERRY-HERBAL TEA GRANITA

Cranberry-Herbal Tea Granita image

Here's a light and tasty icy-cool ending to a festive holiday dinner.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 5h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

5 whole cloves
1 slice orange
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
1 stick cinnamon
3 tea bags red zesty herbal tea flavored with hibiscus, rose hips and lemongrass
1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
Fresh fruit, if desired
Thin almond wafer cookies, if desired

Steps:

Insert cloves into peel of orange slice. In 2-quart saucepan, heat water, sugar, cinnamon and orange slice to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add tea bags. Cover; let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, cinnamon stick and orange slice.
Stir cranberry and pineapple juices into tea. Pour into 2-quart nonmetal bowl or 8-inch square glass baking dish. Cover; freeze about 2 hours or until partially frozen. Stir with fork or wire whisk. Cover; freeze 3 hours longer, stirring every 30 minutes and breaking up any large chunks.
Remove granita from freezer 20 minutes before serving. Spoon into stemmed glasses. Garnish with fruit and cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 0 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 0 g