Almond Milk Granita with Oven-dried Apple Slices

Name: Almond Milk Granita with Oven-dried Apple Slices
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 50 g caster sugar; 50 ml water; 500 g blanched almonds; 400 ml milk; 200 ml water; 200 g white sugar; juice of ½ lemon; 2 or 3 Granny Smith apples

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

French

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2005

About

Granita is less sweetened than sorbet and consequently will freeze to a hard mass if not stirred frequently; its granular texture and low level of sweetness makes it a very refreshing experience. If you don’t have the time or inclination to make the oven-dried apple slices, this granita is equally delicious with fresh berries.

Ingredients

50 g caster sugar
50 ml water
500 g

Oceania
Europe
Australia
France
Ice cream
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

In a small saucepan over low heat, dissolve the sugar in the 50ml of water and slowly bring to the boil, making sure the sugar is dissolved before the syrup boils. Remove from the heat and chill thoroughly.
Use a blender to purée the almonds with the milk and the 200ml of water until the mixture feels slightly granular but smooth. Wet a 50cm length of muslin cl