Clementine Granita

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  • 4
  • 220 mins
  • 220 mins

Ingredients

  • 12 clementines, plus 12 more for juicing
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 slice (1/2 inch) peeled fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

Slice the top 1/2 inch off each clementine; reserve. Cut around flesh and scoop out into a sieve set over a bowl; reserve skins and be careful not to tear them. Press flesh to extract juice. Squeeze in juice from tops. (You'll have about 1 cup.) Juice more clementines to yield 2 cups.

Moisten clementine skins with some juice or water. Roll skins in 1/4 cup sugar to coat. Freeze until solid, about 2 hours.

Bring remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup water, and ginger to a boil in a saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Let stand for 30 minutes; discard ginger. Stir in 2 cups juice and the lemon juice; transfer to a nonreactive 8-inch square baking dish. Freeze until solid, about 3 hours.

Scrape granita with a fork to fluff. Spoon granita into clementine "cups." Freeze for 10 minutes before serving.