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Vietnamese Coffee Granita

Recipe for Vietnamese Coffee Granita.  For best results use fresh brewed, extra strong coffee to avoid a "weak" flavor.

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups hot brewed, strong French Roast coffee
1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk.

Instructions

Stir sugar and coffee until sugar has dissolved.

Transfer to a 8 x 13" glass baking dish. Freeze at least 3 hours or up to 8 hours. 

Before dinner, scrape frozen coffee into shavings using a fork.  When ready to serve spoon coffee shavings into serving dishes. Serve with condensed milk drizzled over top.

Nutritional information

Most of the calories from granita come from the sugar.  You can use artificial sweeteners like splenda or the new "shugr" product to reduce calories and carbohydrates.
Vietnamese Coffee Granita*
Calories
228.41
Total fat (g)
5.82
Saturated fat (g)
3.67
Monounsaturated fat (g)
1.62
Polyunsaturated fat (g)
0.23
Dietary fiber (g)
0
Protein (g)
5.38
Carbohydrate (g)
39.87
Cholesterol (mg)
22.66
Sodium (mg)
86.71
Vitamin C (mg)1.74
Posted: 7/8/2005 12:00:00 AM

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