Frozen Grapes With Sauternes Granita Recipes

FROZEN GRAPES WITH SAUTERNES GRANITA

Steps:

• Cut about half of the grapes in half. Spread all of the grapes in an 8-inch square baking dish. Pour Sauternes and water over grapes, and sprinkle with sugar.
• Place dish in freezer until liquid has started to crystallize on the top and at the edges, about 1 hour. Scrape granita with fork tines, transfer to individual glasses, and serve.

RED GRAPE GRANITA

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine the wine, the sugar, and 1 cup water and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer the syrup for 5 minutes and let it cool. In a blender or food processor purée the grapes with the syrup and strain the purée through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the solids. Stir in 1 cup cold water and the lemon juice and chill the mixture, covered, until it is cold. Stir the mixture, transfer it to 2 metal ice cube trays without dividers or a shallow metal bowl, and freeze it, stirring with a fork every 20 to 30 minutes and crushing the large frozen clumps, for 2 to 3 hours, or until it is firm but not frozen solid. Scrape the granita with a fork to lighten the texture and serve it in chilled bowls.

FROZEN GRAPE BITES

Steps:

• Spray 24 miniature muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Pour 1 tablespoon cream into each muffin cup. Place 1 grape into each muffin cup, swirling grape in the cream to coat.
• Freeze grape mixture until solid, about 1 hour.

RED AND GREEN GRAPE GRANITAS WITH MUSCAT AND FROZEN SUGARED GRAPES

Steps:

• 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.

FROZEN GRAPES

Steps:

• First, wash your grapes and shake them gently to get some of the water off.
• Second, put them in a plastic bag with the sugar on top of them. (You may need more or less sugar, depending on how sweet your grapes are).
• Roll around the plastic bag, coating all the grapes with the sugar or Splenda.
• Now stick them in the freezer for at least an hour or two, and there you go! These keep for a very long time and you can make the recipe bigger or smaller.