GINGERED CRANBERRY GRANITA

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"This recipe is elegant but easy and so refreshing! For an alternative garnish, try dried, sweetened cranberries." Lisa Keys - Middlebury, Connecticut

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

2 cups cranberry juice
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
4 orange peel strips (1 to 3 inches)
1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
4 fresh mint leaves

Steps:

In a small saucepan, bring the cranberry juice, 1/4 cup sugar and orange peel to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in ginger., Place remaining sugar in a small bowl. Remove orange peel from syrup; add to sugar, one piece at a time, and shake to coat. Place in a single layer on a foil-lined plate. Let stand overnight. Cover remaining sugar; set aside., Transfer cranberry mixture to a 1-qt. dish; cool to room temperature. Freeze for 1 hour; stir with a fork. Freeze 2-3 hours longer or until completely frozen, stirring every 30 minutes. Stir granita with a fork just before serving; spoon into dessert dishes., Lightly moisten mint with cold water; dip in remaining sugar to coat. Garnish granita with mint and candied orange peel.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 5mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.