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Blueberry-Pomegranate Granita

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A perfectly tart, perfectly sweet, shaved ice-like bowl of heaven. Especially with cream. Things are just better with cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Fresh Or Frozen Blueberries
  • 8 ounces, fluid 100% Pomegranate Juice, Like POM
  • ¼ cups Raw, Turbinado Sugar (white Sugar Is Fine, Too)
  • 2 teaspoons Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 cups Whipped Cream, For Garnish, If Desired

Preparation

Combine all in a blender and process until smooth. Strain mixture and remove as much juice from the pulp as you can.

Pour mixture into a shallow 9x13x2 metal or plastic container. Cover and place in the freezer for an hour. Using a fork, break up large chunks and scrape down the edges. Return mixture to freezer and let it sit for another 30 minutes. Break up the large chunks again with a fork. Repeat every 30 minutes for an hour or two, until mixture is mostly frozen. Let it freeze overnight, then stir, breaking up chunks once again. If at any time it gets too hard, let it sit on the counter for a few minutes, stir, then return to freezer.

Serves 8-10.

Notes:
I highly recommend the whipped cream. The granita is a bit tart (for me—I’m sensitive to tartness), and the cream took care of that very well. And there aren’t a whole lot of treats that wouldn’t benefit from a dollop of whipped cream. Especially freshly whipped cream.

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Marla Meridith on 4.4.2011

This is so pretty!

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squashblossombabies on 3.31.2011

Oh, this looks great!!!

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MontanaMom on 7.9.2010

This was wonderful! I served it to the ladies at the 4th of July picnic (tough Montana men don’t do granita) and they loved it!

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MontanaMom on 7.9.2010

This as wonderful! I cheated too and didn’t drain it at all…lovely, light and delicious! Thank you!

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shari on 7.8.2010

Wow! This is so, so good! I must admit that I cheated a little though. I used 2 cups (16 oz.) of 100% blueberry-pomegranate juice, -no sugar added, but went ahead and added the lemon juice, sugar (white) and the pinch of salt that the recipe called for. I can’t believe how delicious this is. Thank you so much for the great recipe!

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