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Blueberry Ginger Granita

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Blueberry Ginger Granita

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    4 1/4 hours

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 cups or 4 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh ginger
1/2 cup superfine granulated sugar
3/4 pounds blueberries (2 1/2 cups), thawed if frozen
3/4 cup water
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Finely grind ginger with sugar in a food processor. Add blueberries and purée until smooth. Force purée through a fine sieve into an 8- to 9-inch baking pan, pressing hard on solids (discard solids). Stir in water and lime juice.

    Step 2

    Freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every hour, until evenly frozen, about 4 hours total. Scrape with a fork to lighten texture, crushing any lumps.

    Step 3

    Serve immediately or freeze, covered, up to 3 days (rescrape to lighten texture again if necessary).

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