Berry Granita

Let's Cook

1. Step 1.

   Combine in a small saucepan: ½ cup water; ½ cup sugar, or to taste

2. Step 2.

   Cook over medium heat, stirring, just until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool. Puree in a food processor or blender: 4 cups berries, hulled if necessary and sliced if large

3. Step 3.

   Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl; discard the seeds or skins. Stir the puree into the cooled syrup. Refrigerate until cold or quick-chill in an ice water bath.

4. Step 4.

   Pour the granita base into a 13 × 9 × 2-inch baking dish. Place in the freezer. Every 30 minutes, scrape the mixture with a fork, stirring the frozen crystals from the edges of the dish back into the liquid, loosening and breaking up the crystals. Repeat until the mixture is completely frozen, about 3 hours.