Appetizer for 2

Lemon Granita

Name: Lemon Granita
Total time: 185 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 3/4 organic lemon (optional)

$0.79for 4185 minServes 2

Sweetened lemon water freezes in a shallow pan, creating icy crystals that are scraped into a light dessert.

Photo: curiouscuisiniere.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.22Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$0.40

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Sugar and brown sugar

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185 minstart to table
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2servings as written
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$0.20 per serving$0.79 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 organic lemon (optional)

Steps

Stir the water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes, until the sugar dissolves.
Cool the syrup for 10 minutes, then stir in the lemon juice and optional lemon zest.
Pour the mixture into an 8-inch shallow pan and freeze for 60 minutes.
Scrape the frozen edges toward the center with a fork, then freeze for 45 minutes.
Scrape again and freeze for 60 minutes, scraping once more before serving.