This recipe yields enough for 6 popsicle and a small box of granita.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups hot water
- 2 green tea bags
- 2 tbsp agave nectar
- a pinch of salt
- 1.5 cups of pitted cherries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Directions:
- Steep green tea bags in hot water for 3 minutes.
- Discard tea bags and stir in agave nectar. Set aside to cool.
- In a small blender or food processor, add pitted cherries and blend until smooth.
- Sprinkle in some lemon juice and salt. Stir to combine.
- Add smooth cherry pulp into cool green tea and stir.
- Pour the green tea & cherry concoction into popsicle mold and freeze completely.
- To un-mold, place popsicle mold under running hot water for a few seconds.
For Cherry Granita.
- Add balance concoction into a freezer-safe container.
- Freeze for 2 hours, then begin the process of lightly scraping the top frozen layer with a fork. Return to freeze and continue the scraping process every few hours until the entire concoction is scraped.
- Serve granita in a fancy glass garnished with a cherry.
If you have an urge to cook up using cherries, do me a favor and get a cherry pitter and thank me later. Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July celebration with your loved ones 🙂
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