Charentais Granita with Chantilly Cream

Name: Charentais Granita with Chantilly Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters chilled 1-inch cubes peeled seeded Charentais or other melon; 2 Tbsps finely grated orange peel; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 118 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters water; 237 milliliters chilled whipping cream

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Charentais Granita with Chantilly Cream a try. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 213 calories, 1g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up water, whipping cream, powdered sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place sugar, 1/2 cup water, and orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to simmer over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer 1 minute.

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Orange Zest

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Pour into 8x8x2-inch metal pan and cool.

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Frying Pan

Puree melon in processor until smooth but some texture remains. Measure scant 2 cups melon puree and add to syrup in pan.

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Melon

Syrup

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Frying Pan

Whisk to blend. Freeze mixture until thoroughly frozen, about 4 hours, stirring with fork every 1 1/2 hours. Cover and keep frozen.

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Whisk

Using electric mixer, beat cream and sugar in medium bowl until peaks form. Using fork, scrape granita into icy flakes. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons granita into each of 6 glasses. Top granita with 1 rounded tablespoon whipped cream. Repeat layering with granita and whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream