Raspberry Strawberry And Orange Granita Food

RASPBERRY GRANITA

Steps:

• Using a large sauce pot, combine the water and sugar. Cook until a syrup forms and all of the sugar has dissolved.
• Add the raspberry puree to the mixture and cool.
• Pour the mixture into a shallow pan and place it in the freezer. As the mixture freezes, occasionally scrape and stir the mixture to form crystals. After a few hours the granita is ready to serve.
• Serve in small glass cups with freshly whipped cream.

RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY, AND ORANGE GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, 3/4 cup water, honey, sugar, and orange peel in blender. Add half of strawberries and half of raspberries; puree until almost smooth. Add remaining berries; puree until smooth. Pour mixture out onto 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Freeze until edges are icy and center is slushy, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Stir icy edges into slushy center. Freeze granita until solid, stirring every 45 minutes, about 3 1/2 hours longer.
• Using fork, scrape granita down length of pan, forming icy flakes. Cover and freeze at least 1 hour and up to 2 days. Spoon granita into glasses.

RHUBARB-STRAWBERRY GRANITA

Steps:

• Chop 4 rhubarb stalks. Cook with 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1/2 cup sliced strawberries in a saucepan over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes; strain and return the cooking liquid to the pan. Stir in 3 cups cold water and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, cover and freeze until solid, about 4 hours. Scrape with a fork.

STRAWBERRY & MINT GRANITA

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 100ml water in a medium saucepan over a low heat, and stir now and again until the sugar dissolves. Don't let the syrup boil.
• Meanwhile, tip the strawberries into a food processor and blend to a purée. Pour into the sugar syrup with the mint leaves and turn up the heat. Simmer for about 5 mins until the mixture thickens slightly. Once thickened, strain through a fine sieve to get rid of any seeds and leaves. Allow to cool for 15 mins.
• Pour into a container and freeze for 1 hr, then rake the top layer with a fork and put back in the freezer. Repeat every hour for the next 4 hrs until the mix becomes a crystallised slush. Serve in glasses with a sprig of mint on top.

RASPBERRY, STRAWBERRY AND ORANGE GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, water, honey, sugar, and orange peel in blender.
• Add half of strawberries and half of raspberries and puree until smooth.
• Add remaining berries and puree until smooth.
• Pour mixture into 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
• Freeze until edges are icy and center is slushy about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• Stir icy and center is slushy center.
• Freeze granita until solid stirring every 45 minutes for about 3 1/2 hours longer.
• Using a fork, scrape granita down length of pan, forming icy flakes.
• Cover and freeze at 1 hour and up to 2 days.
• Spoon granita into glasses.

RASPBERRY GRANITA

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Chill syrup until cold.
• Meanwhile, mash 3 cups raspberries in medium bowl. Stir in lemon juice. Mix in sugar syrup. Pour mixture through strainer, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Pour mixture into shallow baking dish. Freeze until almost firm, stirring frequently, about 2 hours.
• Continue freezing granita until firm (do not stir), at least 3 hours or overnight. (Granita can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.)
• Using fork, scrape surface of granita to form crystals. Scoop crystals into glasses. Garnish with raspberries.

FRESH STRAWBERRY GRANITA

Steps:

• Stir first 3 ingredients in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Blend 3 cups strawberries in processor until smooth. Add sugar syrup and blend until combined.
• Pour mixture into 13x9x2-inch nonstick metal baking pan. Freeze until icy around edges, about 25 minutes. Using fork, stir icy portions into middle of pan. Freeze until mixture is frozen, stirring edges into center every 20 to 30 minutes, about 1 1/2 hours. Using fork, scrape granita into flaky crystals. Cover tightly and freeze. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep frozen.) Scrape granita into bowls. Garnish with berries and serve.

FRUITY ORANGE-RASPBERRY GRANITA

Steps:

• Add water to drink mix in bowl; stir until dissolved.
• Blend half each of the prepared drink and raspberries in blender until smooth. Repeat with remaining drink and raspberries.
• Serve immediately.