Name: Blood Orange Granita with Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1 cup water; ½ cup sugar; 4 cup chilled fresh blood orange juice; 2 cups Vanilla ice cream

Blood Orange Granita with Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe

Laurent Hoyle Modified: February 18, 2024

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How To Make Blood Orange Granita with Vanilla Ice Cream

Citrusy bites of oranges in crystallized ice forms are topped with creamy vanilla ice cream in this easy blood orange granita recipe!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 5 minutes

Freeze Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

Total: 2 hours 50 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupwater
½cupsugar,plus 2 tbsp
4cupblood orange juice,or fresh orange juice, chilled, fresh
2cupsvanilla ice cream

Instructions

In a small saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
In a 9×13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish, stir the sugar syrup into the blood orange juice
Freeze for about 1 hour, or until ice crystals form around the edge.
Using a fork, stir the crystals into the center and freeze for about 30 minutes, until a thicker rim of crystals forms around the edges. Stir again.
Freeze for about 1 hour longer, stirring every 15 minutes or so until all the juice is frozen.
Scoop the granita into 8 bowls, top with vanilla ice cream and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 172.49kcal
Fat: 3.88g
Saturated Fat: 2.27g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.02g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.20g
Carbohydrates: 33.18g
Fiber: 0.48g
Sugar: 29.89g
Protein: 2.02g
Cholesterol: 14.52mg
Sodium: 28.95mg
Calcium: 56.89mg
Potassium: 313.92mg
Iron: 0.28mg
Vitamin A: 51.34µg
Vitamin C: 62.20mg

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