Citrus Compote with Grapefruit Granita Recipe

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Citrus Compote with Grapefruit Granita Recipe

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Make granita no more than a day ahead of time for best texture. If it freezes solid, it can be revived by pulsing in a food processor. This recipe was inspired by a trip I took with my husband to Italy. —Jennifer Beckman, Falls Church, Virginia

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6 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 25 min. + freezing

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VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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MAKES:

6 servings

TOTAL TIME:

Prep: 25 min. + freezing

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1-1/2 cups ruby red grapefruit juice
2 small navel oranges
2 small grapefruit
2 clementines
1/3 cup pomegranate seeds

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
Stir in grapefruit juice. Transfer to an 8-in. square dish. Freeze 1 hour. Stir with a fork. Freeze 2-3 hours longer or until completely frozen, stirring every 30 minutes.
Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange. Stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from oranges. Working over a bowl to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Place fruit in bowl. Repeat with grapefruit, removing any seeds.
Peel and separate clementines into segments; add to oranges and grapefruit. Gently stir in pomegranate seeds.
To serve, stir granita with a fork. Alternately layer granita and fruit mixture into six dessert dishes. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Citrus Compote with Grapefruit Granita in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2014

Nutritional Facts

1 serving: 149 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (29g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1-1/2 cups ruby red grapefruit juice
2 small navel oranges
2 small grapefruit
2 clementines
1/3 cup pomegranate seeds

In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
Stir in grapefruit juice. Transfer to an 8-in. square dish. Freeze 1 hour. Stir with a fork. Freeze 2-3 hours longer or until completely frozen, stirring every 30 minutes.
Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange. Stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from oranges. Working over a bowl to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit. Place fruit in bowl. Repeat with grapefruit, removing any seeds.
Peel and separate clementines into segments; add to oranges and grapefruit. Gently stir in pomegranate seeds.
To serve, stir granita with a fork. Alternately layer granita and fruit mixture into six dessert dishes. Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings.