Grapefruit-Campari Granita with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Name: Grapefruit-Campari Granita with Vanilla Whipped Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters Campari; 59 milliliters chilled crème fraîche or sour cream; 473 milliliters fresh ruby red or pink grapefruit juice, divided; 1 Tbsp (packed) finely grated ruby red or pink grapefruit peel; 4 ruby red or pink grapefruits; 237 milliliters chilled heavy whipping cream; 4 teaspoons powdered sugar; 6 Tbsps sugar; 2 inches vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Grapefruit-Campari Granita with Vanilla Whipped Cream

Grapefruit-Campari Granita with Vanilla Whipped Cream might be just the dessert you are searching for. This gluten free and vegetarian recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 384 calories. If you have campari, heavy whipping cream, pink grapefruit peel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1 cup grapefruit juice and sugar in medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and bring to boil.

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Grapefruit Juice

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1 cup grapefruit juice,Campari, and grated peel.

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Grapefruit Juice

Campari

Pour mixture into 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish or metal baking pan. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.

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Glass Baking Pan

Baking Pan

Using sharp knife, cut off all peel and white pith from 4 grapefruits. Working over bowl to catch juices and using small sharpknife, cut between membranes to release segments into bowl. Squeeze any remaining juice from membranes into bowl. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.

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Grapefruit

Juice

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Knife

Bowl

Combine whipping cream, crème fraîche, and powdered sugar in medium bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; reserve bean. Using electric mixer, beat mixture until soft peaks form.

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Powdered Sugar

Whipping Cream

Creme Fraiche

Vanilla Bean

Seeds

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add reserved vanilla bean to cream mixture; cover and chill at least2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Keep chilled.

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Vanilla Bean

Cream

Remove vanilla bean and rewhisk cream mixture until thick before using.

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Vanilla Bean

Cream

Using fork, scrape surface of granita to form icy flakes. Divide grapefruit segments and juices from bowl among 6 dessert glasses. Divide granita among glasses. Top each with large dollop of vanilla whipped cream and serve immediately.

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Whipped Cream