Perfect Peach Granita
Ingredients:
3 cups (750mL) water
10 Bigelow
Peach® Herb Tea Bags*
¼ cup (60mL) sugar
Juice of ½ lemon (optional)
Need ice cream maker
Yield: Makes 1 quart (1L) - Cook time: 2 hrs to chill -Prep
time: 5 min.
*Alternative Bigelow Herb flavors to try are Red Raspberry, I Love Lemon and Pomegranate Pizzazz.
Instructions:
Bring the water to a boil, remove from heat and add tea bags.
Allow tea to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, squeezing
out excess tea. Add sugar, stirring until the sugar completely
dissolves. Chill the tea until cold. Add lemon juice if
desired.
Freeze in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer's
instructions. When finished, the granita will be soft and have the
consistency of a sorbet. Transfer to a freezer-safe container and
freeze to harden.
To serve scrape the top of the granita with a heavy ice cream
spade or scoop. Serve in chilled glasses or hollowed out lemon
halves.
This would make a fabulous frozen drink, pour 1 ounce
of vodka over a scoop of granita.
Nutritional Information:
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
25 |
|
1% |
| Protein |
0 |
grams |
0% |
| Carbohydrate |
6 |
grams |
2% |
| Total Fat |
0.01 |
grams |
0% |
| Alcohol |
0 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
0 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Saturated Fat |
0.01 |
grams |
0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
0 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
0 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
0 |
grams |
0% |
| Total Sugar |
6 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories
|
| Protein |
0% |
| Carbohydrate |
100% |
| Total Fat |
0% |
| Alcohol |
0% |
| Vitamins & Mineral
|
| Sodium |
1 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Potassium |
8 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Vitamin A |
0 |
Retinol Equivalent |
0% |
| Vitamin C |
0 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Calcium |
2 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Iron |
0.07 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
0 |
micrograms |
0% |
| Thiamin |
0 |
micrograms |
1% |
| Riboflavin |
0 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Niacin |
0 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Folic Acid |
0.9 |
milligrams |
0% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
0 |
micrograms |
0% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Low in Sodium |
| Low in Cholesterol |
| Gluten-free |
| Dairy Free |
| Soy Free |
| Low in Fat |