Recipe created by Jessie Cross
Oprah.com |
From the August 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
When you're looking for something cold and fruity to beat summer's blistering heat, consider this frozen Italian dessert with an adult twist.
Makes 1 quart
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1½ cups loosely packed fresh basil
4 cups blueberries
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
¼ gin
Directions
Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 3 hours
In a small saucepan, bring to a boil sugar and water, whisking until sugar dissolves completely. Remove from heat, stir in basil, and let cool fully. Strain syrup, discarding solids. In a blender, puree basil syrup, blueberries, and lemon juice. Press mixture through a fine-mesh strainer (discarding pulp), then whisk in gin.
Pour liquid into a shallow, freezer-safe dish and freeze 1 hour. Remove dish from freezer and stir granita with a fork to break it up, paying particular attention to edges of dish. Return granita to freezer, raking it with a fork every half hour until it is completely frozen and flaky.
