Strawberry lemon granita
Bright, icy strawberry flakes scraped with a fork, about the most refreshing thing a blender and a freezer can make, and it’s vegan.
- 225 min total
- 20 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 4
- About $1.05 a serving
- 140 calories
- Good the next day
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
Dolly says: Make the full amount. Whatever’s left keeps for tomorrow.
Ingredients
For 4 servings.
- 1 lb strawberries
- 2 tbsp lemons, juice
From your pantry
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water, warm
Each serving has about 140 calories, 1 g protein, 35 g carbs and 0 g fat, and costs about $1.05 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No lemons? Limes work.
Steps
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Stir the sugar into the warm water until it dissolves completely.
the strawberries and them with the sugar water and lemon juice until completely smooth.
Hull. Hulling means cutting the green leafy top, and the pale core just under it, out of a strawberry. Slide the tip of a small knife around the stem at an angle and lift it out like a little cone.
How you’ll know: Each berry has a small hollow where the leaves were, with no green or hard white left.
Blend. Blending means whirling food in a blender or food processor until it’s smooth, like a sauce, soup or smoothie. Start low, then go higher, and stop to scrape down the sides.
How you’ll know: It looks completely smooth and even in color, with no chunks or flecks unless you wanted them.
Pour into a 9 by 13 inch metal or glass dish and freeze for 1 hour, until icy around the edges.
Timer: 60 min
Dolly’s tip: A shallow layer freezes fastest. Metal is quickest, and glass works too.Scrape the frozen edges into the middle with a fork, then freeze 30 minutes more.
Timer: 30 min
Keep scraping and freezing every 30 minutes, 3 or 4 more times, until it’s all fluffy, icy flakes.
Timer: 30 min
Dolly’s tip: Missed a scrape and it froze solid? Let it sit 10 minutes, then scrape hard and it fluffs right back up.Scrape once more right before serving and spoon into small glasses.
Plan this in Dollop, and get the grocery list
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