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Rose Water and Tea Granita

By Rori TrovatoPhotography by Scott Peterson
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Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 to 6 Servings

Ingredients

5

cups bottled water

3

/4 cup sugar

1

teaspoon rose water*

6

tea bags (preferably black tea)

3

/4 cup half and half

Organic rose petals (optional)

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir 5 cups water, sugar, and rose water in large pitcher until sugar dissolves. Add tea bags, pushing to submerge. Cover with foil; place on sunny windowsill. Let steep until tea is dark, at least 3 hours.

    Step 2

    Remove tea bags and discard. Mix half and half into tea. Pour mixture into 13x9x2-inch glass dish. Freeze until frozen around edges, about 1 hour. Coarsely chop mixture in dish. Freeze until almost solid, about 1 hour longer.

    Step 3

    Working in 2 batches, transfer granita to processor and blend until smooth. Return to same dish and freeze 1 hour. Repeat blending in 2 batches 1 more time. Freeze 1 hour.

    Step 4

    Using tines of fork, scrape granita in dish into flakes. Cover; freeze.DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead.

    Step 5

    Spoon granita into dishes; sprinkle with rose petals, if desired.

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