GRAPEFRUIT-MINT GRANITE

Grapefruit-Mint Granite image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories ice creams and sorbets, dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield Five to six servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 cups strained fresh pink-grapefruit juice (3 to 4 medium pink grapefruits)
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Mint sprigs, for garnish

Steps:

Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil without stirring for 1 minute. Let cool. Refrigerate syrup until cold.
Stir together the syrup, grapefruit juice, lemon zest, lemon juice and mint. Put in a shallow nonreactive pan and place in the freezer. Stir every 20 to 30 minutes until frozen throughout, about 3 hours. Scrape into glasses and serve garnished with mint sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 181, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 46 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 4 milligrams, Sugar 34 grams