Lime Granita with Candied Mint Leaves and Crème Fraîche

Name: Lime Granita with Candied Mint Leaves and Crème Fraîche
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters créme fraîche or sour cream; 1 large egg white, beaten until foamy; 118 milliliters fresh lime juice; 1 leave candied mint; 12 fresh mint leaves, washed, patted dry; 2 Tbsps powdered sugar; 59 milliliters sugar; 473 milliliters water

Lime Granita with Candied Mint Leaves and Crème Fraîche is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 86 calories. A mixture of mint leaves, egg white, lime juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring 2 cups water and 1 cup sugar to boil in medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Cool syrup. Stir in lime juice.

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Lime Juice

Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Sauce Pan

Transfer lime syrup to 11 x 7 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Cover and place in freezer. Stir every 45 minutes until frozen, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Granita can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep frozen.

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Syrup

Lime

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Glass Baking Pan

Place sugar on small shallow plate.

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Sugar

Brush both sides of 1 mint leaf lightly with egg white; dredge in sugar.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Mint

Transfer mint leaf to rack. Repeat with remaining mint leaves.

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Mint

Let mint stand at room temperature until dry, about 3 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

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Mint

Mix créme fraîche and sugar. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

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Sugar

Using fork, scrape granita to loosen. Spoon granita into bowls or lime halves; drizzle with créme fraîche, garnish with candied mint leaves, and serve immediately.

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Mint

Lime

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Bowl