Minted Citrus Granita

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 3 hr 40 min
  • Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 3 cups soymilk
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 8 bags mint-flavored green tea
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • Fresh mint leaves, if desired

Steps

  • 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.

  • 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 Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
50
Calories from Fat
10
Total Fat
1g
1%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
55mg
2%
Potassium
70mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
9g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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