Pear and Cranberry Granita
"Only 108 total calories per serving in this delicious, refreshing dessert treat!"
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- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can pear halves in natural juice, concentrate and water,drained,juices reserved
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1 1⁄4 cups 100% cranberry juice
- fresh cranberries (optional)
- fresh mint sprig (optional)
directions
- Combine pears and honey in processor; puree until smooth.
- Pour reserved pear juices into 2 cup measuring cup.
- Add enough cranberry juice to pear juices to measure 2 cups.
- Add juice mixture to processor and process until well blended.
- Transer to 13x9x2" glass baking dish.
- Freeze until frozen, at least 5 hours or overnight.
- Using fork, scrape surace of granita to form crystals.
- Divide among 6 dessert glasses.
- Garnish with cranberries and mint sprigs, if desired.
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Reviews
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Very nice, very refreshing & so easy to make! Combining all that with the raves I got for such an UNUSUAL dessert, & I can't help but give this one the full five stars!! This will be making an appearance in my dining room again & again! Many thanks! -
I had some 100% cranberry juice leftover from another recipe, so coupled with the fact that I love shaved ice type refreshments, I just had to make this! I was not disappointed - it is delicious! I used some excellent local honey which just made it that much more tasty. Thanks so much for the recipe Bev! -
We absolutely liked this desert and it was my first time making a granita. I used 25% cranberry juice as it's the only type sold in my local supermarket. I will be making this one for dinner parties as it's so easy to prepare, healthy, delicious and looks impressive. Thank you Bev
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