Coffee Granita

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups lukewarm strong coffee or 3 cups espresso
• 1/2 cup sugar (adjust to taste)
• 3 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
• 1 teaspoon oranges or 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients and stir until sugar melts.
• 2 pour mixture into 9 by 13-inch metal pan and place on level shelf in freezer for half an hour. (mixture should only come about 1/2 - iinch up the side of the pan.)
• 3 remove from freezer and using a dinner fork, scrape any ice crystals that have formed on the side or bottom of the pan.
• 4 return to freezer and repeat scraping every 30 minutes for 3 to 4 hours.
• 5 once mixture is thoroughly frozen, fluff with a fork and allow flakes to "dry" in freezer another half hour before serving.
• 6 when served, the granita should look like a fluffy pile of dry brown crystals.
• 7 scoop into goblets and top with barely sweetened whipped cream, add additional citrus zest if desired.