Coffee Granita

• 4 cups freshly brewed strong coffee (made from 6 cups water and 2 1/2 cups ground French roast coffee)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sambuca or other anise-flavored liqueur

1. Stir first 4 ingredients in bowl until sugar dissolves.
2. Pour into 13x9x2-inch metal pan.
3. Chill 2 hours; mix in sambuca.
4. Freeze coffee mixture until icy at edge of pan, about 45 minutes.
5. Whisk to distribute frozen portions evenly.
6. Freeze again until icy at edge of pan and overall texture is slushy, about 45 minutes.
7. Whisk to distribute frozen portions evenly.
8. Then freeze until solid, about 3 hours.
9. Using fork, scrape granita down length of pan, forming icy flakes.
10. Freeze at least 1 hour.
11. (Can be made 1 day ahead.
12. Cover; keep frozen.)
13. Serve withWhite Chocolate Sambuca Cream.
14. Orange peel strips or chocolate-covered coffee beans
15. Working quickly, scoop granita into glasses, filling halfway.
16. Fill to top with cream.
17. Garnish with peel or coffee beans.

freshly brewed, sugar, vanilla, liqueur

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coffee-granita-103802 (may not work)