Black Cherry Granita

Black Cherry Granita is a sweet frozen treat that is incredibly easy to make and
super refreshing on a hot day. Only 4 ingredients and no machines needed for
this homemade dessert recipe.

Servings: 8

Author: Kim Beaulieu

Prep Time
10 minutes

Total Time
10 minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

Frozen Treats

Keywords:

frozen treat granita

🧂 Ingredients

1 pound 2 cups of fresh cherries, pitted and stems removed
¼ cup sugar

optional
1 cup Black Cherry Sparkling Ice Naturally Flavored Sparkling Water
1 tablespoon almond extract

Instructions

1 Place the cherries in a food processor, or blender. Pulse until the cherries
become smooth liquid. Pour in sugar, Black Cherry Sparkling Ice, and almond
extract. Pulse until smooth. Pour into a metal loaf pan, or any bowl of equal
size. Place in the freezer. After about 4 hours give the granita a scrape with a
fork. Repeat as desired. Freeze overnight. Remove and scrape the mixture with a
spoon. Transfer scraped parts to serving dishes.
2 Serve with a big old Black Cherry loving smile!