Granita is best served right away, but if you're storing it, be sure to keep it in the freezer in a shallow airtight container. When you’re ready to serve it, ...

Pit the cherries and place in a large bowl. Toss in the sugar, orange and cherry liqueurs. Toss and set aside for 30 minutes to give the flavors time to marry.

A granita is a frozen fruit dessert that is so refreshing on a summer day. The ingredients are fresh and simple, no fancy equipment is needed and you can make it with or without booze. If you’re ...

There are so many ways to enjoy a granita. This recipe tells you how to make the icy granita itself, serve it up in hollowed lemons, turn it into a smoother sorbet, and stir it up into Italy’s ...

Freeze for another 3 hours, scraping hourly, until the granita is icy and flaky. Freeze for 8 hours or overnight. Scrape the granita into bowls and serve. Make Ahead .

The texture and flavor vary slightly from one location to another. For example, as almonds are one of Sicily’s staple crops, almond granita (granita alle mandorle) is found throughout the island ...