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Minted Citrus Granita

Soymilk, green tea and citrus peel create a refreshing freezer dessert for ten.
Prep Time: 10 min
Total Time: 3 hours 40 min
Makes: 10 servings (1/2 cup each)
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3cups soymilk
1/3cup sugar
8bags mint-flavored green tea
1teaspoon grated orange peel
1teaspoon grated lemon peel
Fresh mint leaves, if desired
1.Place 8- or 9-inch square glass baking dish in freezer to chill. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup of the soymilk and the sugar just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Add tea bags and push into soymilk mixture; let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags.
2.Stir in remaining 2 cups soymilk, the orange peel and lemon peel until well blended. Pour into chilled dish; freeze 30 minutes. When ice crystals begin to form at edges of dish, stir mixture with fork. Freeze about 3 hours longer, stirring every 30 minutes, until completely frozen.
3.To serve, scoop into individual dessert bowls. Garnish with mint leaves.
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If you can’t find mint-flavored green tea bags, use regular green tea bags plus 1 teaspoon dried mint leaves to infuse a subtle mint flavor.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 50 (Calories from Fat 10); Total Fat 1g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 10%; Iron 0Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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