Simple Recipe: Yummy Zesty Lemon Granita

Zesty Lemon Granita.

You can have Zesty Lemon Granita using 3 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Zesty Lemon Granita

1. Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
2. Prepare 2 cup of water.
3. You need 4 large of lemons.

Zesty Lemon Granita instructions

1. In a 2 quart saucepan, heat sugar and water to boiling over high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved..
2. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes..
3. Set saucepan in a bowl of ice water until syrup has cooled..
4. Grate 2 teaspoons of zest from lemons, and squeeze 3/4 cup juice..
5. Stir lemon peel and juice into sugar syrup..
6. Pour into a 9 inch square metal baking pan..
7. Cover, freeze, and scrape as directed for granitas..
8. *To make granitas, cover and freeze the granita mixture until it's partially frozen, about 2 hours. Stir with a fork and break up the chunks. Cover and freeze until mixture is completely frozen, at least 3 hours or up to overnight. To serve, let the granita stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 15 minutes. Use a metal spoon to scrape across the surface of the granita, transferring the ice shards to chilled dessert dishes or wine goblets without packing them.*.
9. **This makes about 4 cups.**.