How to make Lemon Granita

This frozen Italian dessert is refreshingly light and super easy to make at home. Learn how to make delicious Lemon Granita with this simple recipe. Interested in a career in baking? Check us out at Centennial College ▶ centennialcollege.ca/programs-courses/schools/s…

Lemon Granita

Ingredients:

3 cups water
1 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 ½ tsp lemon zest

Method:

Combine water and sugar on medium heat and bring to simmer. Stir to dissolve sugar
Add salt and remove from heat
Cool syrup in the refrigerator for approximately 1 hour
Once cooled, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, pinch of salt, simple syrup and club soda in a chilled shallow metal pan
Freeze until ice crystals start to form around edges
Stir to break up crystals and repeat every 30 minutes until all liquid is crystallized
Scrape the ice with a large metal spoon or spatula to break up frozen crystals and serve immediately.
Good for about four days