Lychee Granita
Basic Information
- Servings: 4
- Ready in: 45 minutes
- Preparation time: -
- Cooking time: -
- Rating: 7.44
- Health score: 0.00
- Weight Watcher points: 3.00
Summary
Lychee Granitan is a gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan dessert. This recipe makes 4 servings with 78 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat each. For 48 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of lychees in heavy syrup, sugar, lemon zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Foodista. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 17%, which is rather bad. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Tequila Granita with Lychee and Yuzu Cream, Buko Lychee Sherbet (Coconut and Lychee Sorbet), and Lychee-Tini Lychee Martini.
Ingredients
lychees in heavy syrup2 cans
sugar0.33333334 cup
sencha tea1 tablespoon
lemon1 large
lime1 large
lemon zest4 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Make a simple syrup by boiling 1 cup of water with 1/3 cup of sugar until it comes to a boil and there are no granules remaining. Set this mixture aside to cool to room temperature.
Step 2
Make a concentrated green tea by heating 1 cup water to 170 degrees F and steeping the green tea for 3 minutes, then remove the tea leaves. Set tea aside to cool to room temperature.
Step 3
In a large, deep baking dish (81
Step 4
or other similar container, drain off heavy syrup from 2 cans of lychees.
Step 5
Place the drained lychees in a food processor and process until the fruit is well blended, little bits of fruit will remain, which is fine.
Step 6
Add blended lychees to container with heavy syrup.
Step 7
After the simple syrup and green tea have cooled, add them to the container or dish with heavy syrup and blended lychees. Zest lime and lemon and set aside in a small covered bowl. Juice the lemon and lime and add to the mixture.
Step 8
Place container in freezer and mix and scrape the mixture with a fork every twenty minutes or so until you get light, fluffy ice crystals.
Step 9
Serve the granita in chilled bowls with fresh lychees, lime wedges, and lemon or lime zest.
Categories
Dish Types: dessert
Diets: gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, vegan