Cappuccino Granita

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups freshly brewed extra strong coffee
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• semi-sweet chocolate shavings (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the coffee, sugar and cinnamon and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• 2 whisk in 1/4 cup of the cream and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• 3 pour the mixture into a shallow dish and place in the freezer.
• 4 using a fork, scrape around the sides of the dish every 30 minutes to break up the ice crystals until all the liquid is completely frozen, about 3 hours.
• 5 cover tightly with plastic wrap and keep frozen until ready to serve.
• 6 (the granita can be prepared up to 2 days in advance and stored in the freezer.).
• 7 just before serving, using a handheld mixer, whip the remaining 1 cup cream on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• 8 divide the granita among 8 coffee cups with saucers.
• 9 top each cup with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of chocolate shavings.