| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 3 hr 15 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice (3 to 4 large grapefruits)
- 2 cups dry rose Champagne
- 1/8 teaspoon fleur de sel
Instructions
- Combine the sugar with 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes, until the sugar dissolves. Pour into a 9 x 13 x 2-inch rectangular (non-metal) baking dish. Stir in the grapefruit juice, Champagne, and fleur de sel.
- Carefully place the dish on a level surface in the freezer. Freeze for one hour, rake the granita with a large dinner fork, and return it to the freezer. Continue to rake the granita every 30 minutes, until it’s firm and granular. This might take as long as 3 hours. Serve frozen in pretty bowls or stemmed glasses.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 169 |
| Total Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated Fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 32 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 26 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 33 mg |
Reviews
Made this for Easter dessert and my family LOVED it! My Mom had said she would possibly not like it bc of ingredients, but she loved it! I will make it again and again for entertaining! It did take more like 5 hours for me.
This was one of the simplest and most refreshing desserts I’ve made in a long time. It’s easy, make-ahead and delicious…and the addition of the wine put it over the top. Another home run Ms. Garten!!!
So fresh and pretty. Allow extra time to freeze however. I eventually split into 3 shallow dishes and it still took about 4 hours to sufficiently freeze.
Super easy and delicious with a light slightly boozy flavor… freezer really varies time to set/freeze the granita
Excellent!
This is such a pretty dessert to serve and I love the fact that it’s a boozy dessert. It’s a great palate cleanser after a rich meal. It’s slightly bitter but other than that the texture is great.