Exact quantities, then the method.
Granita is the Sicilian way of turning a strong, sweet drink into a spoonable frozen pudding, and a good strong steep of Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea takes to it well. Brew it on the strong side, sweeten while it is warm, freeze it flat in a shallow dish, then rake it with a fork as it sets. No ice-cream maker, no churning.
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This makes four small bowls, and apart from a quick fork-through every half hour it looks after itself.
You'll need
- 4 tea bags of Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea
- 500ml freshly boiled water, cooled for about a minute (around 80C)
- 3 tablespoons honey or caster sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
Method
- Let the boiled water stand for about a minute, then steep the 4 bags for 4 minutes and lift them out without squeezing.
- Stir in the honey or sugar while the tea is warm so it dissolves, then mix in the lemon juice.
- Leave to cool, then pour into a wide, shallow freezer-proof dish.
- Freeze for 1 hour, then drag a fork through the icy edges and stir into the middle.
- Repeat the forking every 30 minutes for 3 to 4 hours, until you have light, fluffy ice crystals. Fork once more and spoon into chilled bowls.
- Work quickly when forking: the sugar from the caramel note lowers the freezing point, so the crystals can melt faster than a plain green tea granita.
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Brewed with: Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea, 20 Tea Bags 40g
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