Raspberry Champagne Granita

pink champagne granita in glass with spoon.

5 from 130 votes

Raspberry Pink Champagne Granita has an icy-slushy texture that is great finish off a holiday meal, special celebration or on a hot summer day. The champagne keeps it from hard freezing making it easy to prepare and delicious to eat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Vegetarian

Servings: 1-cup servings

Calories: 82kcal

Author: Toni Dash

Ingredients

½ cup granulated Sugar
1 ½ cups water
1 cup ripe raspberries fresh or frozen and thawed
1 750-ml bottle Rose Brut Champagne or Rose Sparkling Wine
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, water and raspberries and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; stir to dissolve the sugar and mash the raspberries.
½ cup granulated Sugar, 1 ½ cups water, 1 cup ripe raspberries
When the mixture comes to a boil, turn off the heat.
Use an immersion blender to pulverize all the raspberries and allow to cool fully (about 1 hour).
Alternatively allow the mixture to cool slightly, pour into a blender and puree, return to the saucepan to cool fully.
Once cooled, pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve (strainer) using a spatula to push the mixture through leaving the raspberry seeds in the sieve into a freezer-proof 13-inch by 9-inch inch pan.
Scrape the outside of the sieve into the pan as well.
Pour the champagne and the lime juice into the pan and stir to fully mix.
1 750-ml bottle Rose Brut Champagne or Rose Sparkling Wine, 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
Cover and place in the freezer for 1-2 hours. Check the granita and if the mixture is beginning to freeze break up the ice with a fork.
Cover and leave in the freezer for 8-10 hours until the mixture is fully frozen.
Remove the granita from the freezer and drag a fork through it to break up the mixture into ice crystals. Unlike a traditional granita, the alcohol content will prohibit it from hard freezing so breaking up the mixture should be easy.
After grating into small crystals, spoon into serving dishes and serve immediately. Store leftover granita in the freezer.

Notes

Champagne. Use rose brut champagne or sparkling wine. Brut is dryer (less sugar) than regular champagne and will be fewer calories.

How to store

Store tightly sealed with plastic wrap in the freezer for up to 3 days.

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