Minted Citrus Granita

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If you can’t find mint-flavored green tea bags, use regular green tea bags plus one teaspoon dried mint leaves to infuse a subtle mint flavor.

Prep Time: 
10 min
Start to Finish: 
220 min
Number of Servings: 
10 servings (1/2 cup each)
Ingredients: 

3 cups 8th Continent® original soymilk 1/3 cup sugar 8 bags mint-flavored green tea 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel Fresh mint leaves, if desired

Instructions: 

1. Place 8- or 9-inch square baking dish in freezer to chill. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup of the soymilk and the sugar just to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Add tea bags and push into soymilk mixture; let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. 2. Stir in remaining 2 cups soymilk, the orange peel and lemon peel until well blended. Pour into chilled pan; freeze 30 minutes. When ice crystals begin to form at edges of pan, stir mixture with fork. Freeze about 3 hours longer, stirring every 30 minutes, until completely frozen. 3. To serve, scoop into individual dessert bowls. Garnish with mint leaves.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.

Nutritional Information: 

1 Serving: Calories 50 (Calories from Fat 10); Total Fat 1g (Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 55mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g; (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 10% Iron 0% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2 *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.