Meyer Lemon Granita

By Maverick19

Recipe courtesy of Emeril

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups strained meyer lemon juice, with 2 tsp zest reserved separately
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place the lemon juice in a non-reactive mixing bowl and set aside.

2. Combine the water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. When the sugar has dissolved, remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Stir the sugar syrup into the lemon juice and transfer to a stainless steel loaf pan. Place in the freezer, uncovered. When the top of the liquid forms an icy layer, scrape through entire pan with a fork. Return to freezer and let another frozen layer form, scrape agin with fork. Repeat freezing and scraping steps until all liquid is frozen. Fluff with a fork to create soft, snowy granita.