Mocha granita, September 2011
How about freezing your coffee for a light, elegant and unusual dessert? This sparkly mocha granita has coffee, chocolate, and whipped cream.
Ghirardelli 70% cacao bittersweet chocolate is wonderful in this granita.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Author: Eileen Beran
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dark roast coffee (decaf if desired), ground
- 4 cups water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 oz. package bittersweet chocolate, broken into pieces
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Brew coffee in 4 cups water in coffee maker or large French press pot.
- Place chocolate pieces in a large shallow pan such as a 9- by 13-inch glass casserole dish. Pour in hot brewed coffee and add sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved and chocolate is melted.
- Place dish in the freezer. Scrape mixture with a fork every 30 to 45 minutes, loosening frozen bits from the sides and bottom with each stirring until the granita is completely crystallized and no longer moist (3 to 5 hours). Cover and store in the freezer until ready to serve. Just before serving, loosen and stir mixture with a fork. Chocolate will remain in slightly larger chunks.
- Whip cream to soft peaks, then add sugar and vanilla and whip just until combined.
- To serve, spoon granita into sherbet dishes or parfait glasses. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons whipped cream.
Serving size: 3/4 cup; Calories: 139; Fat: 7g; Saturated fat: 5g; Unsaturated fat: 0g Carbohydrates: Carbs: 18g; Sugar: 16g; Fiber: 0g; Protein: 1g; Cholesterol: 14mg.
Shared at Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free Slightly Indulgent Tuesday and Gluten-Free Wednesday at The Gluten-Free Homemaker.
(Recipe adapted from “How To Make Granita” at sweets.seriouseats.com.)
