Cherry Granitas

Blogger Jennifer Perillo of In Jennie's Kitchen shares a favorite recipe. This Italian shaved ice is incredibly easy to make, and no special tools are required—just patience to wait for it to freeze before digging in.

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ingredients 4
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 4 hr 30 min

Ingredients

4: cups pitted dark sweet cherries

2: tablespoons fresh orange juice

Simple Syrup

1: cup water

1: cup sugar

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Directions

1 Make Simple Syrup (below).
2 In food processor, place cherries, orange juice and 1/2 cup Simple Syrup. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motions, until mixture is pureed. Place strainer over medium bowl; strain mixture through strainer, pressing with back of rubber spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.
3 Pour juice into 8x8-inch glass baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze overnight, or until firm.
4 When ready to serve, use tines of a fork to shave surface of frozen granita; spoon into bowls. Serve immediately.
5 Simple Syrup In small saucepan, heat water and sugar over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture simmers and sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; cool.