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Strawberry Citrus Granitas (paleo, GF)

A delicious granita with a festive twist.
Prep Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Dominique

Ingredients

  • 2 oranges
  • 1 grapefruit
  • 3/4 of a 16 ounce crate/basket/container of strawberries
  • 1/4 of a lemon
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbs honey

Instructions

  • Peel the oranges and grapefruit. Cut the fruit into pieces that will fit into your juicer. Leave the lemon peel on the lemon. ( I really like the Waring Pro Juicer for quick juicing bc it's so easy to throw into the dishwasher to clean)
  • Put the oranges, grapefruit, strawberries, and lemon into a juicer. This should yield about 2 cups of juice. Mix the juice well with a fork.
  • Take 1 1/2 cup of the juice and put it into a pot on the stove. Add 1/4 cup +1tbs of the honey to the pot and heat over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  • Then turn the heat off and stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of juice. Set the whole thing aside to cool for about 30 minutes.
  • Put the liquid into an 8x8x2 pan and put it in the freezer, uncovered for 2 hours. During this 2 hour period, stir the mixture every 30 minutes. Make sure to mix everything together and to scrape the ice from all of the corners.
  • Then cover the pan with aluminum foil and let it freeze without stirring for 4 hours (you can leave it in for more than 4 hours, but don't take it out before).
  • Once the 4 hours are up, use a fork to scrape the granita until it flakes and begins to look like shaved ice. If this doesn't occur, leave it in the freezer for a bit longer. Serve into bowls or parfait glasses and enjoy!

Note- if you want to add coconut whipped cream on top:

  • Put a can of coconut cream in the fridge before you start making the granitas.
  • Right before serving them, take the can out.
  • Take the hardened cream out of the can, leaving the watery liquid behind.
  • Put the cream into a bowl.
  • Add 1 tbs honey, 1 tbs maple syrup, and 1 tbs of vanilla and mix well with a hand held mixer.