Sour Cherry and Green Tea Granite Recipe - sour cherry juice

Method

• Bring cherry juice, lemon juice, and sugar to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat.
• Stir in green tea and ginger; let steep for 15 minutes.
• Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a shallow glass baking dish and cool to room temperature.
• Freeze until mixture begins to get icy around the edges, about an hour.
• Rake through mixture with a fork to break up the ice.
• Return to the freezer and repeat until mixture is completely frozen and grainy, about 5 hours.