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Cranberry-Herbal Tea Granita

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 30, 2008
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Here's a light and tasty icy-cool ending to a festive holiday dinner.

Cranberry-Herbal Tea Granita

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 5 hr 35 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1 slice orange
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 stick cinnamon
  • 3 tea bags red zesty herbal tea flavored with hibiscus, rose hips and lemongrass
  • 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice
  • Fresh fruit, if desired
  • Thin almond wafer cookies, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Insert cloves into peel of orange slice. In 2-quart saucepan, heat water, sugar, cinnamon and orange slice to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; add tea bags. Cover; let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, cinnamon stick and orange slice.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir cranberry and pineapple juices into tea. Pour into 2-quart nonmetal bowl or 8-inch square glass baking dish. Cover; freeze about 2 hours or until partially frozen. Stir with fork or wire whisk. Cover; freeze 3 hours longer, stirring every 30 minutes and breaking up any large chunks.
  • Step 
    3
    Remove granita from freezer 20 minutes before serving. Spoon into stemmed glasses. Garnish with fruit and cookies.

Nutrition

100 Calories
0g Total Fat
0g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
0
Total Fat
0g
0%
Saturated Fat
0g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
0mg
0%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
23g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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