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Pear Granita

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 6 pears, about 3 lbs., peeled and cored, coarsely chopped (use ripe Bartlett or Comice pears)
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  






Instructions



1. Place the pears in a saucepan with the water and sugar and simmer 3 minutes. In a blender, puree the pear mixture until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Add the lemon juice to the pear puree.
   
   
2. Pour the mixture into a shallow 13x9-inch metal or glass baking dish and place in the freezer until ice crystals begin to form, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Whisk with a fork to move the crystals. Continue to whisk with a fork every 30 minutes until the mixture is completely crystallized and like slush, 2 hours.
   
   To serve, spoon or scoop the granita into ice-cold serving dishes. Serve immediately.
   
   Makes 6 servings.