Recipe of Tropical Fruit Champagne Granita - Food Recipes

* Exported from MasterCook Mac * Tropical Fruit Champagne Granita

Recipe By : Gourmet - 5/96
Serving Size : 6
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Fruits Low-Fat

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

1/2 c sugar 1/2 c water 3 c fresh pineapple chunks 4 c passion fruit juice -- chilled 3/4 c Champagne -- chilled In saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and cool syrup. In a blender or food processor puree pineapple with 1/4 c plus 2 tbsp syrup (reserve remaining syrup for another use). Stir in nectar or juice and Champagne. Transfer pineapple mixture to a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every hour, until mixture is firm but not frozen hard, about 3 to 4 hours. Granita may be made 2 days ahead and frozen, covered. Just before serving, scrape granita with a fork to lighten texture. Scoop granita into serving bowls. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per serving: 234 Calories; 1g Fat (2% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 55g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 12mg Sodium Serving Ideas : Serve in hollowed out baby pineapples.