Cherry and Blackberry Red Wine Granita

Course: Baked Desserts, Cocktails, Iced Beverages

Cuisine: European, Italian

Prep Time: 40

Cook Time: 20

Overnight freezing time: 8

Total Time: 9

Servings: servings

Calories: 257kcal

Author: Dini Kodippili

This delicious lightly sweetened summer dessert features chopped cherries and blackberries mixed with red wine, frozen and then flaked just before serving. Then topped with sweetened sour cream that's spiced with a little black pepper for a lovely kick.

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Ingredients

Cherry and Blackberry Syrup

115 g pitted sweet black cherries I used frozen cherries
115 g blackberries Frozen berries can be used
70 g sugar ⅓ cup
60 mL wine ¼ cup
3 sprigs of thyme optional

Granita

115 g pitted sweet black cherries I used frozen cherries
115 g blackberries Frozen berries can be used
690 mL red wine about 2 ¾ cup (you can use upto 720 mL / 3 cups). Don't use a very expensive wine, just a good drinkable red wine blend will work here)

Sour Cream Topping

180 mL sour cream ¾ cup
2 tbsp icing sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp freshly cracked pepper optional

Instructions

Cherry and Blackberry Syrup

Place the ingredients for the syrup in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. In the last 5 minutes, use a spoon or fork to gently crush the fruits into the syrup.
Place the syrup in a large flat container and let it cool. The crushed fruits can remain in the syrup.

Wine Granita

Roughly chop the cherries and blackberries and add them to the syrup. Top it with the wine and mix to combine. Cover and freeze overnight, or until it has hardened.
Once hardened, use a fork to scrape the surface and break it into flakes. Mix well, once you have flaked all of it. Keep it in the freezer until ready to use.
Spoon the granita into cups and top it with some sweetened sour cream.

Sour Cream Topping

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and keep it refrigerated until needed.

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