Almond Granita

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
Veganissimo!: The Plant-Based & Gluten-Free Italian Kitchen

By Antonio Alderuccio

Published 2025

  • About

Almond Granita is instantly home for me, evoking the essence of Sicily. Over the years, I’ve realized that what makes it truly special is the Sicilian air. While we can’t always bring that with us, here’s a recipe that captures its flavour, wherever we are. And as for the Sicilian air, we’ll just have to wait for summer!

Ingredients

  • 200 g (7 oz/ cups minus 1 tbsp) icing (confectioner’s)

Method

Start by making the sugar syrup. In a saucepan stir together 250ml (8¾fl oz/1 cup + 1 tbsp) water and the icing sugar using a spatula. Over a high heat, bring to a boil, continuing to stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it cool completely.

Meanwhile, in a high-powered blender, blitz th