Apple Fennel Granita

• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted
• 3 cups sparkling apple cider (not hard) or apple juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar

1. Finely grind fennel seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, then stir together with cider and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
2. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into an 8- to 9-inch baking pan, discarding solids.
3. Freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, until evenly frozen, about 2 hours total.
4. Scrape with a fork to lighten texture, crushing any lumps.
5. Serve immediately or freeze, covered, up to 3 days (rescrape to lighten texture again if necessary).

fennel seeds, sparkling apple cider, sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/apple-fennel-granita-106539 (may not work)