Pomegranate granita with lychee and gin
Are you looking for an impressive yet super easy dessert for your next dinner party?
Look no further, you’ve found it! This simple combination is fresh, sweet, cold and alcoholic. A definite after dinner party starter – for adults only!
Enjoy, Christie x
Pomegranate granita with lychee and gin
serves 6-8
500ml 100% pomegranate juice ( I used a 473ml bottle of POM Wonderful)
1 cup water
1/2 cup lychee syrup* (or sugar syrup)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 mint leaves
canned or fresh lychees to serve
gin to serve
1. Mix all the ingredients together, except the lychees and the gin, in a shallow freezer-safe dish until well combined.
2. Place in the freezer for 30mins. Use a fork to mash up the ice crystals and scrape the solid bits from the sides of the tin (the edges freeze the quickest).
3. Repeat every 30mins until you have a granita consistency, about 3-4 hours. It should resemble a ‘slushy’, ‘snow cone’ or large ice ‘bread crumbs’ – see picture above. Remove and discard the mint leaves.
4. Layer the lychees in the bottom of glasses and top with the granita. Serve a shot of gin on the side.
*I used canned lychees so that I could incorporate some of the fragrant syrup into the granita mixture. You could easily use fresh lychees if they’re in season and substitute sugar syrup.
