Blueberry Granite

Family elegant blueberry drink! Of course a little creativity could be a featured fashionable adult beverage!

This elegant, drink is family safe since it contains only the goodness of blueberries, lemons and sugar. This recipe comes to us from Chef Michael Moorhouse of New York’s exquisite and elegant restaurant, “Picholine” Courtesy of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.

4 cups fresh bl
1 teasp lemon zest
2 teasp lemon juice
1 cup sugar

In a medium-sized saucepan, combine blueberries, lemon zest and 1 cup water
Over high heat, bring to a boil
Reduce heat and simmer until blueberries are very soft
Set a fine strainer over bowl
Atrain mixture, pressing with the back of a large spoon
Stir lemon juice into purée
Chill
In a saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water
Over high heat, bring to a boil
Reduce heat and simmer until sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes
Transfer to a bowl
Chill
Stir sugar syrup into blueberry purée
Pour mixture into a shallow pan
Freeze blueberry mixture until ice crystals form around edges of pan, 45 to 60 minutes
With a fork, scrape the ice crystals from edges and stir into mixture
Freeze mixture until fully frozen, about 1 to 1-½ hours, stirring several times
To plate: Serve in martini glasses
Garnish with crisp cookies, such as langues du chat, and fresh blueberries, if desired

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