Red Fruit Tea Granita Recipe

The recipe

Exact quantities, then the method.

A granita is the easiest frozen pudding going: brew the tea good and strong, sweeten it while it is hot, freeze it flat, then rake it into icy flakes with a fork. The red-fruit notes in this Lipton blend hold up well once frozen, and a decent squeeze of lemon keeps it sharp rather than sugary. Lovely after a summer lunch, and it costs next to nothing to put together.

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⏱ 2 hr 30 min 🍽 Serves 4 📊 Easy 📚 Fruit Tea Recipes

You'll need

4 tea bags of Lipton Black Tea Red Fruits with French Strawberries
600ml just-off-boil water (95C)
100g caster sugar
50ml fresh lemon juice
1 20x30cm shallow freezer tray
1 fork

Method

Brew the 4 bags in 600ml just-off-boil water and steep for six minutes, then lift the bags out. Keep it strong, as freezing dulls the flavour.
Stir in the sugar while the tea is still hot so it dissolves cleanly, then mix in the lemon juice. Leave to cool for ten minutes.
Pour into the tray and freeze for thirty minutes.
Drag a fork through it every thirty minutes for about two hours, breaking up the ice each time, until the whole tray is loose, glittering crystals.
Fork it through one last time and spoon into chilled bowls.
Scatter a few fresh raspberries or sliced strawberries over the top to dress it up.

What you'll end up with: Four bowls of light, icy red-fruit flakes, sharp with lemon and not too sweet.

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