White Grapefruit and Star Anise Granita

Contributed by Nadia Roden

TOTAL TIME: 20 MIN PLUS 3 HR COOLING AND FREEZING
SERVINGS: 8

•HEALTHY
•MAKE-AHEAD

White grapefruits are tangier than pink ones, so they make this granita an especially good palate cleanser. If you'd like a sweeter granita, use only 3 cups of juice.

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2/3 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
8 whole star anise pods
1 teaspoon finely grated grapefruit zest
5 cups fresh white grapefruit juice (from 9 medium grapefruits)

In a medium saucepan, combine the water with the sugar, star anise and grapefruit zest and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
Remove the star anise and reserve. Stir in the grapefruit juice. Pour into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish and freeze for 1 hour, or until set around the edges. Using a fork, scrape the ice crystals into the center and freeze again. Repeat the scraping every 30 minutes, until the entire mixture has turned into ice flakes. Spoon into small glasses, garnish with the reserved star anise pods and serve.

Make Ahead The granita can be frozen, covered, for 5 days. Stir before serving.

White Grapefruit and Star Anise Granita

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