For all cranberry lovers out there, here is a special treat that you cannot miss—the delightful, tangy, and sweet treat called gingered cranberry granita. This refreshing dessert, made from fresh cranberries, ginger, and sugar, offers a burst of tartness balanced perfectly with alluring sweetness. It's perfect for a light and cooling treat on a hot summer day or as a palate cleanser after a heavy meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
CRANBERRY GRANITA
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories dessert
Time 7h40m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Whisk the cranberry juice and sugar in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat just until the sugar dissolves. Pour the cranberry mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish. Cool completely. Whisk in the lime juice and vodka. Freeze until the granita becomes slushy, about 2 hours. Using fork, stir to blend. Continue freezing the granita until frozen, stirring every hour to form crystals, at least 5 hours or overnight.
- Divide the granita among 6 dessert glasses. Garnish with fresh cranberries, if desired, and serve.
CRANBERRY GRANITA
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 12h12m
Yield 6 to 8 dessert servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place the water, cranberries and sugar into a small saucepan, set over medium-high heat and simmer until the berries begin to pop, approximately 7 minutes. Remove from the heat. Puree with a stick blender, blender or food processor, for 1 minute. Pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer directly into a metal 13 by 9-inch pan. Do not press on the skins. Simply allow the juice to drip through the strainer. Add the zest and stir to combine. Place in the freezer until set, at least 6 hours and up to overnight. Once frozen, scrape the mixture with a fork to create a shaved ice texture. Serve immediately.
FRESH GINGER GRANITA
This recipe is from The Culinary Institute of America's Cooking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America, Here's what they say," Also known as granité, this frozen dessert is based on a few simple ingredients and a minimal amount of equipment. Its distinctively flaky and granular texture is achieved through a unique, yet simple, freezing technique made easily at home. Often served to cleanse the palate, granitas also supply a subtle ending to a decadent meal."
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Frozen Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 8 1/2 cup servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a blender or food processor, purée the ginger with 1 cup of water. Combine the ginger purée, sugar and the remaining water in a saucepan. Bring to a bare simmer over high heat, not allowing the mixture to boil.
- Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and add the lemon juice. Pour into a prechilled, non-reactive baking pan. Place in the freezer.
- Stir the granita every 15-20 minutes until it is evenly frozen with large crystals, about 2 hours.
- Or, let it freeze without stirring until solid, about 4 hours. When solid, use a metal spoon to scrape it into a light, granular texture or place broken pieces into a food processor and chop to desired texture.
GREEN TEA AND GINGER GRANITA
Steps:
- Put the ginger in a saucepan with 3 cups of water and bring almost to a boil, add the tea, cover and turn off the heat. Let sit for 10 minutes, then strain and discard the solids. Stir in the honey and lemon juice and taste. You want a fairly sweet mixture, so add more honey if necessary.
- Pour the mixture into a shallow glass or ceramic pan and freeze. Stir to break up the ice every 30 minutes or so, until the mixture is slushy and crunchy with crystals, about 3 hours total. If the mixture becomes too hard, pulse it once or twice in the food processor to break it up, or put it in the fridge and stir occasionally until it reaches the desired texture. Spoon into small bowls and serve.
HOMEMADE CRANBERRY GINGER SAUCE
No Thanksgiving is complete without cranberry sauce. This recipe is very customizable to your family's palate. In this version, I've used honey, orange juice, and crystallized ginger. But I have made it in the past with a sweet white wine and apples, which is also delicious. Using fresh cranberries, the sauce still gets a jelly-like consistency because when the cranberries pop open during cooking, they release pectin, which is a natural way to make jelly or jams. Once you try this recipe, you'll never go back.
Provided by frozendinnerdiva
Categories Side Dish
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir orange zest and juice, honey, crystallized ginger, cinnamon stick, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Stir cranberries into orange juice mixture, cover, and bring to a boil; let boil for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. Simmer cranberry sauce until cranberries have popped, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and discard cinnamon stick. If a sweeter sauce is desired, stir in more honey. Serve warm or chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 57.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 49.8 mg, Sugar 12.9 g
CRANBERRY GRANITA
Categories Berry Dessert Freeze/Chill Christmas Thanksgiving Cranberry Fall Winter Vegan Bon Appétit Fat Free Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine 4 cups cranberries and next 4 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep 30 minutes. Working in batches, puree mixture in processor. Strain puree into large bowl, pressing to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Pour strained puree into 15x10x2-inch dish. Freeze 45 minutes. Using fork, stir to blend in any frozen portions. Freeze until granita has uniform slushy consistency, stirring every 45 minutes to incorporate frozen portions, about 5 hours. Cover and keep frozen up to 1 day.
- Using fork tines, scrape granita, forming icy flakes. Spoon into goblets. Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs.
CRANBERRY-ORANGE GRANITA
Thanksgiving may be the ultimate pie holiday, but there's still room to offer guests a little something on the lighter side.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 7h
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place a 2-quart shallow baking dish in the freezer. In a medium saucepan, bring sugar and orange juice to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cranberry and lemon juice, zest, and a pinch of salt.
- In a fine-mesh strainer set over cranberry mixture, press ginger with a spoon to release juice (discard solids). Stir to combine.
- Pour mixture into baking dish. Freeze until solid, at least 6 hours or overnight. Mash with a fork to break granita into small crystals. Cover; freeze until ready to serve.
CRANBERRY GRANITA
Make and share this Cranberry Granita recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Frozen Desserts
Time 35m
Yield 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Add all the ingredients to a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring just until the sugar dissolves.
- Decrease heat and simmer until the berries have softened, about 10 minutes.
- Cover and cool off the heat for 30 minutes.
- Pour the contents of the pan into a large blender; puree until smooth.
- Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a 13x9 inch baking pan, pushing the solids against the mesh with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Freeze the mixture in the pan on the floor of the freezer for about 3 hours, stirring about every 20 minutes with a fork to break up the ice crystals and distribute them evenly throughout the pan.
- After the mixture has frozen but is not yet fully firm, cover it tightly with plastic wrap; the granita will keep this way for up to 3 weeks.
- Scrape the surface of the granita with a fork to produces lots of shaved ice crystals, scoop these into individual cups or glasses for serving.
- *Spiced Cranberry Granita: add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ t. ground mace, and ¼ t. grated nutmeg to the pan before you set the mixture aside to cool for 20 minutes; proceed as directed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 215.3, Fat 0.1, Sodium 149.3, Carbohydrate 55.8, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 51.9, Protein 0.2
CLEMENTINE-GINGER GRANITA
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
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.
CITRUS-GINGER GRANITA
Simple and delicious. Drizzle with a bit of vanilla yogurt for a creamy touch.
Provided by Jane Gambino
Categories Desserts Frozen Dessert Recipes
Time 6h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Stir water, sugar, ginger, lemon zest, and lime zest together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and mixture is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes; cool slightly.
- Stir the ginger mixture an orange juice together in a pitcher; pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Place dish in the freezer; scrape and stir orange juice mixture with a fork once every hour until granita is evenly frozen and crystallized, about 6 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.3 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.2 g, Sodium 2.7 mg, Sugar 31.9 g
CRANBERRY-CHAMPAGNE GRANITA
After serving a heavy holiday meal, I like to offer a light, refreshing dessert, like this gorgeous granita. Because it can be made ahead, there's no last-minute fuss. -Joyce Gemperlein, Rockville, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield 4 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place the lime zest in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Drain and discard liquid; set the zest aside. , In a small saucepan, bring cranberry juice and sugar to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in champagne and lime zest., Transfer to a 13x9x2-in. 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 7mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (39g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
WATERMELON GRANITA WITH GINGERED STRAWBERRIES
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Blender Ginger Dessert Low Fat Low Cal High Fiber Backyard BBQ Frozen Dessert Strawberry Watermelon Summer Low Cholesterol Bon Appétit Fat Free Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Puree melon, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and pinch of salt in blender; pour into 8-inch square pan. Freeze 1 hour; whisk. Freeze until solid, 3 hours. With fork, scrape into icy flakes. Cover; keep frozen.
- Stir 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and ginger in pan over low heat until sugar melts; cool. Mix in berries. Layer berries with syrup and granita in glasses.
CRANBERRY-HERBAL TEA GRANITA
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
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
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries for the best flavor.
- If you don't have a microplane grater, you can use a fine grater or even a vegetable peeler to get the zest off the orange.
- Be sure to chill the cranberry mixture for at least 4 hours before freezing, or overnight for best results.
- When freezing the granita, stir it every 30 minutes or so to break up the ice crystals and create a smooth texture.
- Serve the granita immediately after freezing, or store it in the freezer for up to 2 weeks.
Conclusion:
This gingered cranberry granita is a delicious and refreshing treat that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it tart or sweet, this granita is sure to please. So next time you are looking for a refreshing and delicious dessert, give this gingered cranberry granita a try.
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