Limoncello granita
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- A little effort
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 125g golden caster sugar
- 2 lemons, juiced to make 50ml
- 125ml Limoncelllo liqueur
Method
- STEP 1
Put the caster sugar in a pan with 500ml cold water. Bring to the boil, stirring a couple of times until the sugar has dissolved then leave to boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Stir in the lemon juice and limoncello.
- STEP 2
Pour into a wide shallow dish and freeze for 1 hour until ice crystals start to form. Remove from the freezer and scrape the frozen bits back into the mixture.
- STEP 3
Return to the freezer and repeat every 30 minutes or so until the granita is frozen, with a fluffy, crystalline texture.
- STEP 4
Spoon into dishes and serve straight away.
