Milk Chocolate Granita

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 400 ml water
• 400 ml nonfat milk
• 60 g superfine sugar (slightly less than 1/3 cup)
• 100 g dark chocolate, melted (about 3 1/2 one-ounce squares)
• 20 g cocoa powder (slightly less than 1/4 cup)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, mix water and milk.
• 2 place over low heat, then add sugar to dissolve.
• 3 when sugar is dissolved, add chocolate and cocoa.
• 4 pour into a baking dish or other wide, shallow container (the shallower the granita is in the dish, the faster it will freeze).
• 5 allow to cool slightly (at least until it is no longer steaming).
• 6 cover and freeze for one to two hours, until it is frozen at the edges. scrape the ice with a fork, mixing it towards the center of the dish.
• 7 repeat every 20 to 30 minutes, until the granita is completely frozen (the texture should be somewhere between flaky and slushy).
• 8 keep frozen until ready to serve. if the granita becomes too solid before serving, allow to sit at room temperature until slightly softened, then use a fork to loosen.
• 9 quick granita method: freeze mixture into an ice cube tray; once solid, use a food processor or ice shaver to flake.