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Tangerine Granita with Vanilla Bean Cream

This super-easy, no-cook dessert tastes like the ultimate Creamsicle.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    4 hours 10 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

3 cups fresh tangerine juice
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup whipping cream
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine tangerine juice and 2/3 cup sugar in 8-inch square metal baking pan and whisk until sugar dissolves. Freeze tangerine mixture 1 hour, then stir well. Cover and freeze until solid, at least 3 hours or overnight.

    Step 2

    Place cream in small bowl. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Mix in 2 tablespoons sugar. Cover bowl and refrigerate vanilla cream for at least 2 hours or overnight.

    Step 3

    Spoon 2 tablespoons vanilla cream into each of 6 glasses. Using fork, scrape granita into flakes. Mound granita into glasses and serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 245 calories
10.1 g fat (6.1 g saturated fat)
36.2 mg cholesterol
39.1 g carbs
.3 g dietary fiber
38.1 g total sugars
38.8 g net carbs
1.2 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
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