Ugli Fruit & Mint Granita

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SERVES:

4 PEOPLE

Prep Time:

15 MINUTES

Cook Time:

4-5 HOURS

The coolest freezer treat of the season comes from a collab with Wonky citrus and Kylee – the brains behind The Modern Preserver. This granita is citrusy, minty magic made with just a few bits from your box. If you're reading this outside of the short Ugli Fruit season, don't panic! Swap in any citrus, or get creative with other bits like melon or apple.

_INGREDIENTS:

100g caster sugar
100ml water
pinch of sea salt
4 Ugli Fruit (300ml juice)
2-3 sprigs mint

_{INSTRUCTIONS:}

Place a wide stainless-steel dish or baking tray into the freezer to get icy cold.
Heat the sugar, water and salt in a small saucepan to a boil. Add 2-3 strips of Ugli Fruit rind and stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. Remove from the heat and leave to completely cool.
Juice the Ugli fruit and measure 300ml and pour into a bowl. Very finely chop the mint leaves and add to the juice along with the sugar syrup. Pluck out the rind strips, give it a whisk and pour onto the pre frozen tray and place back into the freezer.
Remove it from the freezer after 45 minutes and whisk it briskly, especially around the edges, where ice crystals begin to form, it will be a very slushy solution to start.
Do this whisking and freezing every 30 minutes, twice, and then change to using a fork, scraping it every 30 minutes. After about 4-5 hours of this it will become icier and more granular in texture, like icy snow.
When ready to serve, remove from the freezer, give a final scrape with a fork, and dish into bowls.