Strawberry or raspberry granita

Ingredients

• 500 g ripe strawberries or raspberries
• 150 g sugar
• 450 ml water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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Instructions

1. Boil the water with the sugar for 3 minutes to make a syrup and let it cool.
2. Blend the fruit and press it through a fine strainer to remove the seeds: you'll get about 300 ml of juice.
3. Mix it with the syrup and the lemon juice.
4. Pour it into a shallow, wide metal or glass container and put it in the freezer.
5. Every 30 minutes, take it out and scrape it with a fork, pulling the crystals from the edges into the center. After 3 or 4 hours you'll have a loose, fluffy granita.
6. If it has frozen hard, leave it out for a few minutes and scrape it again just before serving.
7. You can make it the same way with currant juice, pitted cherries or grated pineapple.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 186 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.