Cranberry Ice (Similar to Granita or Sorbet)
Try making this refreshing and tangy cranberry ice recipe, similar to a granita or sorbet, for dessert or a holiday side dish and if you're game, you can customize the flavor!
Servings: 12
Calories: 114kcal
Equipment
- 12 silicone muffin cups or a muffin tin or a quart container
- 1 saucepan to boil cranberries
- 1 bowl to mix ingredients
- 1 fine mesh sieve or strainer, to strain solids from liquid
- 1 ice cream scoop to scoop if not individual
Ingredients
- 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries 1 12 oz bag
- 3 cups water
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup orange juice juice of one orange
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
Optional flavor: Orange, Cloves, Anise - see notes
- 18 whole cloves
- 9 whole star anise
- 1/2 orange sliced
Optional flavor: Lemon, Rosemary, Thyme - see notes
- 3 sprigs of rosemary good size
- 3 sprigs of thyme good size
- 1/2 lemon sliced
Optional flavor: Jalapeno and Lime - see notes
- 2 jalapenos halved (sub fresno or habanero for more heat)
- 1 lime sliced (or two if fruit is small and not too juicy)
Instructions
- Place 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries and 3 cups water in pot to boil. Add ingredients for one of the optional flavors if desired. Bring to boil and cook until soft, about 5-8 min.
- Pour mixture into sieve placed over heatproof bowl to strain liquid from solids. Press solids a little bit to remove as much liquid as possible and allow some of the finer pulp to push through the sieve.
- Add 1 pinch salt, 4 tbsp lemon juice, 1/3 cup orange juice, 2 tsp lemon zest, 2 tsp orange zest, and 1 1/2 cups white sugar. See notes for how to adjust citrus based on any optional flavors used. Stir until dissolved.
- Pour into individual containers or a quart container if using a scoop.
- Leave overnight or at least 12 hours before serving.
Notes
Optional flavor: Orange, Cloves Anise - with this option, replace lemon juice and zest with additional orange juice and zest.
Optional flavor: Lemon, Rosemary, Thyme - with this option, replace orange juice and zest with additional lemon juice and zest.
Optional flavor: Jalapeno and Lime - with this option, replace orange and lemon juice and zest with all lime juice and zest.
Nutrition
Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.1mg