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Bonjour my friends, I’m Frankie and welcome to Club Foody!
Summer is here and it doesn’t matter how old we are, we all like to enjoy a nice cold treat.
It can be ice cream, a milkshake, slush, fudgesicle, and so on.
In Italy, they have their own like gelato, semifreddo, stracciatella and of course granita
which is ice crystals made from fruit juice or in this video, espresso… yeah!
In today’s episode, I’ll show you how to make my Granita di Caffè Con Panna!
If you are a coffee lover then you’ll really enjoy this recipe.
It’s easy to make plus a nice way to enjoy espresso in frozen form.
I put a slight delicious twist on it making it even better. So my friends, let’s get cooking!
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, we’ll add water and vanilla sugar which you can get this
homemade recipe by clicking on the top right corner of your screen. We’ll stir until the
sugar is dissolved and if you see a few black specks, it’s from the vanilla pod. As soon as
the sugar is melted – and it won’t take that long -, we’ll remove from the heat and then add
freshly brewed espresso coffee as well as Grand Marnier - it’s optional but highly recommended.
We’ll also add pure vanilla extract. We’ll stir the ingredients very well and let it cool off for
about 10 minutes. Using a shallow dish like a large baking sheet or even a baking dish,
we’ll pour in the espresso mixture and transfer to the freezer which was
actually quite challenging so I highly suggest using a baking dish.
An hour and a half later, we’ll take it out and scrape the frozen crystals using the tines
of a fork. We don’t want to take too much time to do this especially if it’s a hot day.
When this is done, we’ll put it back into the freezer but this time for only 1 hour. We’ll
repeat the process 5 more times every hour therefore it’s a good idea to start early
in the morning if you want to serve it later on. A few hours later, the granita should look like this
which means it’s ready. To serve, we’ll put some whipped cream at the bottom of a dessert dish
or a glass – I didn’t show you how to make it because I have a full episode on how to
make the perfect whipped cream so check it out by clicking on the top right corner of your screen.
We’ll then add our granita that smell so lovely and another layer
of whipped cream. For the finishing touch, we’ll sprinkle on some cocoa powder…
And my friends, this is our Granita di Caffè Con Panna! Deliciously refreshing,
this is the perfect cold treat to enjoy this summer! It’s easy to make, elegant and unique.
With a couple tasty twists, this flavorful Italian recipe is certainly a keeper…
I hope you give it a try soon and be sure to visit clubfoody.com
for ingredient amounts, directions and more info… Until next time my friends, bon appétit!
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