Coffee and Orange Granita Suprema

• 4 cups hot espresso or strong coffee made with ground espresso coffee beans
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup well-chilled whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
• Milk chocolate curls
• Thin orange peel strips

1. Mix coffee, 1/2 cup sugar, grated orange peel and ground cinnamon in medium bowl until sugar dissolves.
2. Cool to room temperature.
3. Transfer mixture to loaf pan.
4. Freeze until granita is consistency of shaved ice, stirring mixture with fork and breaking frozen edge pieces every 30 minutes, about 3 hours.
5. (Granita can be made 6 hours ahead.
6. If possible, stir every 30 minutes to 1 hour.
7. Before serving, blend mixture in processor to break up ice.)
8. Beat chilled whipping cream and 3 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
9. Add Grand Marnier and beat until soft peaks form again.
10. Spoon granita into bowls.
11. Top each dessert with dollop of whipped cream.
12. Garnish with chocolate curls and orange peel strips and serve immediately.

coffee, sugar, ground cinnamon, wellchilled whipping cream, sugar, grand marnier, milk chocolate curls

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/coffee-and-orange-granita-suprema-2398 (may not work)