3 Types of Coffee Granita

Name: 3 Types of Coffee Granita
Cook time: 3-4 hours to freeze
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups freshly brewed espresso or strong coffee 1/2 cup sugar; plus more to taste 1/3 cup whole milk ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; plus more to taste

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Francine Segan | Thu, 08/24/2023 - 13:15

Coffee granita / Photo: Salvatore Chiariello via Shutterstock

Coffee granita / Photo: Salvatore Chiariello via Shutterstock

Difficulty Level

Low

Cooking Time

3-4 hours to freeze

Cost

Low

Granita is a Sicilian invention. In the past, during the warm months, wealthy Sicilian families kept case neviere —snow houses or ice houses — as freezer-like storage units for snowflakes gathered from the top of Mount Etna.

Today, each province of not just Sicily, but all of Italy has its own specialty granita, ranging from fruit and floral flavors to herb granitas. Naturally, coffee granitas are in the mix.

Making granita couldn’t be simpler. Pour the

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