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Mocha Mint Granita

Mocha Mint Granita This post was an entry in the 11th monthly Sugar High Friday event, this month hosted by Ronald at loveSicily. The theme is sweets made with coffee, though Ronald, drunk with the power of the hosting scepter perhaps, has banned all versions of tiramisu! It WAS our first choice, having never attempted it, but somehow we'll soldier on.

Granita is reputed to have been made in Roman times, and I've been making coffee granita for over 30 years, so this immediately came to mind. However, since it is so popular and traditional, I challenged myself to come up with a fresh twist on the old favorite. The mint crop is burgeoning and I found a box of Ghirardelli  chocolate in the cupboard, so: mocha mint granita. Served with freshly whipped cream, it was reminiscent of mint oreo cookies-and-cream accompanied by a rich cup of fresh espresso.

6 C water
3 oz dark coffee, pulverized as for espresso
2 oz sugar
2 oz Ghirardelli  chocolate powder (unsweetened)
1/2 cup (packed) fresh mint, minced
1 C heavy cream
mint leaves for garnish

Bring the water to a boil. Place in glass or earthenware container and stir in coffee, sugar, mint and chocolate. Place container on extra low flame or heated serving tray and steep for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. The mixture should not boil or even simmer. Strain through extra-fine sieve. Allow to cool to room temperature and carefully pour off liquid through another strainer, being careful not to disturb any sediment that has settled to the bottom of the container. Chill liquid.

Freeze in an ice cream maker until stiff and crystallized. Place in plastic container and fluff with a fork, then keep frozen until serving time. To serve, allow it to soften slightly and give it another fluffing. Whip the cream until stiff. Find a friend with a nice collection of interesting martini glasses (thanks Joe & Julia!) and fill one halfway up with cream and top with granita. Garnish with mint leaves.

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Yummy! I can smell the coffee all the way from the other end of the world.

I like the fact that your granita has mint and chocolate. Sounds like a heavenly dessert.

Hi Stephen,
Can I fly out for photography class?

hi stephen, incredible picture and delicious post, as always...cheers,j

all i have to say is OH MY GOD i'm drivin' up NOW
xo
erica

Erica...don't worry, I put yours in the freezer -- it'll be here when you get here...p.s. could you pick up some heavy cream on the way?
xxxo

Wow, the photo is amazing. I wish I could take such dramatic shots.

Recipe sounds awesome too. Thanks for sharing.

That is quite the heavenly sounding and divine looking dessert! Who would have thought mint could pair with coffee...but with chocolate as their go-between how can you go wrong?

Thanks for joining in on SHF, and for soldiering on despite wanting to make the "banned" tiramisu!

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