Easy Coffee Granita

by Giada

Prep Time

10 minutes

Serves

6

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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Easy Coffee Granita

Name: Easy Coffee Granita
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cups warm coffee; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; Pinch of salt; Whipped cream (lightly sweetened, for serving, optional); Limoncello (for serving, optional)

My grandfather was a big fan of a coffee granita, and this recipe was created to honor him! This refreshing dessert was one of his favorite things to eat on a hot day in Capri. It really is the perfect treat on a warm day - the icy texture of the granita with a strong coffee flavor paired with freshly whipped cream is just wonderful.

Even better? This is so easy to make. Just mix up some coffee, sugar, a pinch of salt and vanilla (or you can use a flavored coffee syrup, if you like - hazelnut would be fun!) and let it freeze. Scrape up the frozen bits after 2 hours, then freeze again - scrape again after a final 2 hours, and it's done. You can make a big batch and keep it in your freezer, too... you'll be thankful for it on a hot day!

Another fun spin on this recipe is to drown the granita in some liqueur. Limoncello is delicious and gives it even more of a refreshing flavor, but something like Amaretto would be absolutely divine too!

Easy Coffee Granita