This sparkly frozen Champagne Granita is the perfect icy treat for ringing in the New Year! There are just 3 ingredients needed for today’s recipe but it will need to spend several hours in your freezer, so make sure you prepare in advance!
Squeezing in just one more dessert recipe before 2019!
I know I said I was going to try not to post until next year, but this Champagne Granita couldn’t wait. It’s simple and just the thing to have in your glass for ringing in the New Year (though I can see many occasions where it would be appropriate, like Valentine’s Day!).
You’ll want to grab a bottle of extra dry champagne for today’s recipe. I normally wouldn’t enjoy a dry bottle of champagne, but you’ll stir it into a homemade simple syrup which brightens and sweetens the flavor. It’s dangerous, I could finish a whole bottle of champagne myself this way.
What is a Granita?
A granita is simply a slushy-like, semi-frozen treat. It’s typically made with simple syrup (sugar that’s been dissolved into an equal amount of water) and other flavorings. I’ve made a Peach Sangria version and a Strawberry Margarita version in the past, but granitas aren’t always made with alcohol!
How to Make Champagne Granita
- Make a simple syrup by dissolving 1 cup of sugar into 1 cup of water over medium heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in one bottle of dry champagne.
- Transfer to a deep casserole dish and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze.
- Ever hour or so (for the next 4-6 hours), use a fork to scrape the granita to flake it apart.
- Before serving, use your fork to break up the granita, then portion into glasses and serve!
Well I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and has a great New Year, and I’ll see you in 2019!
Enjoy!
Other Recipes You Might Enjoy
- Peach Bellinis
- Raspberry Chardonnay Trifle
- Blackberry Moscato Ice Cream
- Peach Sangria Granita
- Strawberry Margarita Granita
Champagne Granita
Ingredients
- 1 cup (237 ml) water
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 1 bottle (750 ml) dry champagne I used an inexpensive bottle of Andre Extra Dry
Instructions
- Combine water and sugar in a medium-sized saucepan and place on stovetop over medium heat. Stir frequently until the sugar is dissolved.1 cup (237 ml) water, 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- Remove from heat and stir in champagne. Stir until combined.1 bottle (750 ml) dry champagne
- Pour mixture into a 9x13 pan (or other deep dish).
- Cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the freezer.
- Chill for two hours, then use a pair of forks to stir/flake the mixture. Re-cover and return to freezer for at least another 2-3 hours, periodically stirring/flaking the mixture again.
- Once mixture is frozen through it should still have a flaky/almost snowball-like consistency. Break it up with a fork and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Christine
Just saying… its 2020/2021…… lol 2019 if ONLY……… love ya girl
Hollywoodmike
I just have to say that I love all your recipes Sam. My daughter’s name is Sam as well. I’ve made quite a few and of course I add the Hollywoodmike twist to make them my own. Keep up the good work and just ignore the negative people like I do. You can please some of the people some of the time but you can’t please all the people all the time. Happy Holidays. 😉
Sugar Spun Run
What a wonderful name your daughter has, Mike! 🙂 Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad that you enjoy my blog and recipes. 🙂
Jess
I have mine chilling in the freezer already! It’s not frozen yet but the taste is incredible. Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes, Sam!
Sam
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed, Jess! Thank you for commenting <3
Chrlz S
I don’t recall giving permission for you to pop up ads every time I load chrome…Any reason why I shouldn’t report this behavior on all the cooking forums and other relevant facebook pages I frequent?.
Sam
Hi Chrlz, if you are getting any pop-up notifications you absolutely did subscribe for them or you wouldn’t be receiving them. Maybe you did it accidentally, but I certainly don’t send anything without permission nor would I have the ability to do so. Go into your chrome settings and remove yourself from notifications. Chrome – More Settings – Advanced – Privacy & Security – Notifications and you can turn them off there.
The opt-in for push notifications comes up if you are a new visitor to my page. It’s a chrome extension encouraged by Google and you MUST select “yes” to receive push notifications. Anyone you take it upon yourself to “report” me to (what?) will likely understand this, it’s not a new invention and it is something you (or someone else on your computer) signed up for.
Melody
Clearly you had a bad year Chrlz S, why don’t you try some of Sams recipes to brighten up your 2019! Stop with the negativity.
Thank you for this recipe idea Sam, I will make it for family brunch on Tuesday😋. I can’t wait😊.