Cranberry Granita with Orange Whipped Cream

Name: Cranberry Granita with Orange Whipped Cream
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail; 1 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoon (scant) ground cloves; 1 1 1/2 cups cooked cranberry sauce; 1 1/2 cup orange juice; 1 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 1 3/4 cup chilled whipping cream

From the kitchen of Carly

Bright cranberry granita gets scraped into icy flakes and topped with orange-infused whipped cream. The spiced berry base is tart and complex, while the citrus cream adds richness and floral sweetness. Simple, elegant, and perfect for holiday dinners.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

12 cups cranberry juice cocktail
11/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
11/4 teaspoon (scant) ground cloves
11 1/2 cups cooked cranberry sauce
11/2 cup orange juice
11 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
13/4 cup chilled whipping cream

Instructions

Bring cranberry juice, 1/2 cup sugar, and cloves to boil in small saucepan, stirring often; set aside. Puree cranberry sauce in processor; add juice mixture and puree. Pour mixture into 8x8-inch baking dish; freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
Boil orange juice and 2 tablespoons sugar in small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Mix in peel. Cool orange syrup.
Whisk cream and 3 tablespoons orange syrup in medium bowl to soft peaks. Scrape tines of fork across frozen cranberry mixture, forming flakes. Mound generous 1/2 cup granita to 1 side in each of 6 glasses. Mound 1/4 cup whipped cream on opposite sides. Drizzle remaining orange syrup over cream in each.