Red and Green Grape Granitas with Muscat and Frozen Sugared Grapes
- 2/3 cup water
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3 cups green seedless grapes, stemmed (about 1 pound)
- 3 cups red seedless grapes, stemmed (about 1 pound)
- 6 small grape clusters (about 3 grapes per cluster)
- 2 tablespoons plus 3/4 cup chilled Muscat wine
- Additional sugar (for dipping)
- Combine 2/3 cup water and 2/3 cup sugar in small saucepan.
- Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Boil 1 minute.
- Cool syrup.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Puree green grapes and half of lemon syrup in blender (some bits of grape peel will remain).
- Transfer to 13x9x2-inch metal pan.
- Puree red grapes and remaining lemon syrup in blender.
- Transfer to another 13x9x2-inch metal pan.
- Freeze 1 hour.
- Stir with fork every hour until frozen, about 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, dip grape clusters into 2 tablespoons Muscat wine to moisten, then dip grapes into sugar to coat.
- Place grapes on small tray and freeze until frozen, about 4 hours.
- (Granitas and grapes can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover separately and keep frozen.)
- Using fork, scrape granitas down length of pan, forming icy flakes.
- Pour 2 tablespoons Muscat wine into each of 6 wide glasses.
- Divide green grape granita equally among glasses.
- Spoon red grape granita alongside green grape granita in each glass.
- Garnish each with sugared grape cluster and serve.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/red-and-green-grape-granitas-with-muscat-and-frozen-sugared-grapes-109811 (may not work)