Strawberry-Mascarpone Granita
Light, creamy and perfect for summer entertaining
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup organic cane sugar (or your favorite sugar substitute)
- Chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 cups hulled and chopped strawberries
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese (or a combination of sour cream and cream cheese) optional
Instructions
- Put the water, 1/2 cup of sugar, and mint in a small pan and bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Simmer over low heat to steep the mint. Strain the mint from the simple syrup and discard.
- In a food processor combine 2 cups of strawberries, add the mascarpone cheese, lemon juice, and salt until completely mixed. Add the infused simple syrup. Place the mixture in an 8 by 8-inch glass dish and place the dish in the freezer for at least 4 hours. After frozen use a fork to scrape the granita.
- Spoon the mixture into chilled dishes of your choice and top with mint sprigs.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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