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Mojito granita

4
Points® value
Total Time
4 hr 15 min
Prep
15 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Cool down on warm evenings with this sorbet-like dessert bursting with Cuban flavours

Ingredients

Caster Sugar

100 g, golden

Lime

4 medium, zest of

Lime Juice, Fresh

8 tablespoon(s), juice from the 4 zested limes

Rum

80 ml, white rum

Mint, Fresh

30 g, very finely chopped, keep a few whole leaves to decorate

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the sugar in 650ml boiling water; set aside for 10 minutes. Stir in the lime zest, juice and rum. Pour into a freezer-proof container and freeze for 30 minutes, until ice crystals have begun to form. Break the ice up with a fork then return to the freezer. Repeat every 30 minutes, for 3-4 hours, until frozen.
  2. Stir in the chopped mint, then divide between glasses and serve decorated with the lime wedges and extra mint.

Notes

Vodka also works well in this granita, if you prefer.