Ultimate Iced Coffee Granita
So, how do you like your coffee served to you? With ice? With a shot of whiskey or rum? A dash of smooth fluffy, whipped cream? Whichever be your way of having coffee, it is very difficult to do completely without it. Coffee is an integral part of our lives. The ability to prepare it differently makes it all the more popular among people all around the globe. During summers, there are many people, who though being ardent coffee lovers, shudder at the thought of having anything too hot. It is the versatility of coffee that makes it one of the most popular and favorite drinks all over the entire globe. In this particular article, we shall learn how to make a coffee granita.
So, What Is Granita? The granita is an Italian ice coffee. It can be made very easily, and the ingredients that are needed to make this drink are easily available. All you need to do is learn up the recipe and make it whenever you want to have a refreshing treat. The things that you would need are: half a cup of strong espresso, half a cup of regular coffee, one third cup of sugar, one third cup of heavy cream.
To begin with, you need to mix the coffee and the espresso while they are still hot. Add the sugar and make sure it has melted completely.
The Processing: It should taste like bitter sweet coffee. This mixture needs to be poured into a shallow container and put into the freezer without a cover. Cream meanwhile needs to be chilled. A film shall freeze over the mixture and you would have to break it and crush it with a fork. Repeating this for a few times shall give it the granular texture. When the drink has got a grainy texture, you can pour it into cups and finally top up with dollops of whipped cream. The icy, grainy texture of the coffee granite makes it special and liked by all during hot summer days. A granita is absolutely refreshing and delicious drink. It freezes real fast and therefore, you need to make sure that you are constantly breaking the ice and maintaining the texture that would not be too watery and runny and nor would it be too solid and gooey. The consistency should be of crushed ice that will impart a crunchy, yet liquory feel. The cream should not be mixed. Whip it to a fluffy and cloudy consistency. It should not be too runny, as it will melt into the drink that way. You need top place it on top of the drink. Slowly spoon the granita into the small cups and finally, place a light whipped dollop of cream on the drink.
