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Strawberry, Mint & Mascarpone Granita

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Recipe

A light, fruity and delicious summer dessert. Creamy and smooth mascarpone and strawberries are a tasty pair, mint adds a hint of refreshing punch.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

8 min

Cook

3 min

Ready

5 min
Low Fat, Fat-Free, Low in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Sodium-Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 cup water
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½ cup sugar
plus 1 tablespoon
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cup mint leaves
or as needed, freshly chopped
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2 cups strawberries
chopped
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½ cup mascarpone cheese
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3 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
or to taste, freshly squeezed
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1 cup strawberries
chopped, or sliced as desired
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1 x salt
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1 x salt
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
237 ml water
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118 ml sugar
plus 1 tablespoon
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79 ml mint leaves
or as needed, freshly chopped
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473 ml strawberries
chopped
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118 ml mascarpone cheese
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53 ml lemon juice
or to taste, freshly squeezed
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237 ml strawberries
chopped, or sliced as desired
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1 x salt
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Directions

Add water, ½ sugar, and mint in small sauce pan and bring to boil, stirring often.

Turn down the heat to low, and let simmer to infuse mint.

Then strain mint from syrup through fine sieve.

In food processor, add 2 cups of strawberries with remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar.

Process until the strawberries are pureed.

Add mascarpone cheese, lemon juice, and salt.

Process until mascarpone is completely blended and smooth.

Pour in mint simple syrup and process until well mixed.

Transfer strawberry mixture in 8 by 8-inch glass baking dish and put dish into freezer.

It will take about 4 hours for mixture to be frozen.

Just before serving, with fork scrape granita.

Spoon mixture into bowls that are chilled in the freezer.

Place chopped or sliced strawberries on top.

Serve and enjoy!



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 139g (4.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1131% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 10g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 1g
Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 51%
Calcium 1% Iron 1%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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