Procuring for a Fourth of July showstopper? These festive, layered treats characteristic a trio of summery granitas (zingy blue lime, creamy coconut and sweet watermelon) which would perchance be obvious to brighten any Independence Day celebration.
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For coconut granita
- 1
14-oz. can beefy-beefy coconut milk
- 1/4 c.
sugar
For blue lime granita
- 2 tsp.
lime zest plus 1 c. lime juice
- 1/2 c.
sugar
- 3
drops blue gel meals coloring
For watermelon granita
- 4 c.
cubed seedless watermelon (from one 5-lb. mini watermelon)
- 1/4 c.
sugar
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- Step 1Produce coconut granita: In shrimp saucepan on medium, heat coconut milk, sugar, and 1/4 cup water, whisking, just appropriate till sugar dissolves. Switch to 9- by 5-skedaddle steel loaf pan.
- Step 2Rinse out saucepan and invent blue lime granita: Heat lime juice, sugar, and 1 cup water on medium, whisking, just appropriate till sugar dissolves. Jog in lime zest and meals coloring. Switch to second 9- by 5-skedaddle steel loaf pan.
- Step 3 Produce watermelon granita: In meals processor, puree watermelon till refined. Add sugar and 1/4 cup water; pulse till sugar is dissolved. Stress liquid thru comely-mesh strainer into third 9- by 5-skedaddle steel loaf pan.
- Step 4Freeze granita combinations till solid, now not lower than 7 hours, as much as 3 days. When ready to attend, let granitas sit down 10 minutes at room temperature; then, the expend of separate fork for every and each color, predicament surface of granitas to create comely flakes.
- Step 5Layer evenly into chilled huge glasses, starting with blue lime granita followed by coconut, then watermelon (scant 1/2 cup per flavor; you would even enjoy some coconut and watermelon granita left over). Refreeze loaf pans if combination melts. Wait on factual away.
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Tina (she/her) is the meals producer of the Hearst Standard of living Community. She comes to Hearst with 10 years journey within the world of meals styling for editorial, digital and tv platforms. When she’s now not cooking in her tiny Brooklyn kitchen, she also can additionally be chanced on playing a beer at a local brewery, hiking in a national park or playing a day at the seaside.
