Coffee Granita

On a hot Summers day this is the perfect dessert or refreshing drink. Originating from Italy Granita's are easy to make and simply delicious.

This is my version of Coffee Granita - I am addicted to it. Make it and you will be amazed at how much people love it.

Ingredients:

1 cup expresso coffee
1 cup quality instant coffee
2/2 cup white sugar
Double Cream

Method:
1. Mix the sugar in with the hot coffee
2. Poor into a glass shallow dish - maybe something like a pie dish.
3. Leave to cool
4. Place in the freezer - you will probably have to organise a flat spot to do this
5. After about 3or 4 hours take it out and with a fork mash it up into icicle shards. Place it back into the freezer for another couple of hours and mash again.

Serving Option 1:
Spoon the coffee granita into small bowls or the old fashioned parfait glasses
Top with lashings of double cream.
The cream freezes into the granita and is to die for


Serving Option 2:
Half fill a tall glass with the coffee granita
Poor milk into 2/3 of the glass
Top with double cream
Serve with a spoon and straw