Stars and Oranges in Snowy Ice
Stars and Oranges in Snowy Ice is a refreshing light granita dessert with oranges and star anise.
Servings: 4
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- ½ cups granulated Sugar (or can use agave syrup or artificial sweetener as desired)- please note you may need to adjust sweetener to the sweetness or tartness of the types of oranges used. I know that most simple syrups call for 1 part sugar to 1 part water. However now living in Asia, I no longer like my desserts too sweet so please adjust to your liking)
- 4-5 whole star anise
- 10 oz orange juice
from 5 fresh oranges or can use orange juice
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan add water, whole anise cloves and sugar and bring to a boil and stir just until the sugar dissolves. Set aside and let cool.
- Cut up peeled oranges into quarters and put into the blender to puree and juice. (If you do not have a blender then just squeeze out the juice)
- Place the orange puree through a strainer to gather all the juices.
- Add the orange juice to the cooled star anise sugar solution into a Tupperware container with a lid and put into freezer.
- Every ½ to 1 hour scape the granita mixture with a fork to make snowy orange anise ice flakes. Freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Scrape your fork to make ice shavings and serve in a martini glass. Enjoy the sweet, numbing euphoria!
Notes
These nutrition facts are based on using granulated sugar in the recipe. If you want to make your recipe lower carb exchange with a sugar substitute of choice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg