Carrot Cake Granita is such a delightful frozen treat that brings all the cozy flavors of a classic carrot cake right to your spoon! This icy dessert is perfect for those warm days when you want something light and refreshing, but with all that homemade goodness you know and love.
What makes this recipe so special is how the warm spices like cinnamon and ginger dance together with the natural sweetness of carrots and pineapple juice, creating layers of flavor that remind you of biting into a slice of Gran’s famous carrot cake. The brown sugar and syrup give it just the right amount of sweetness, and freezing it into a granita keeps everything fresh and simple without any fussy ingredients.
I love serving this to family on summer afternoons, watching their faces light up when they taste those familiar carrot cake flavors in frozen form. It’s become a wonderful memory-maker at our gatherings—the kind of dish that gets people talking and coming back for more, just like the best family recipes do.
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Carrot Cake Granita
Ingredients
- 2.25 cup Carrots
- 0.75 cup Pineapple Juice
- 0.33333333333333 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoon Ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 4 tablespoon Butter
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients, except for the coconut butter, in a saucepan set over medium-high heat.
- Whisk until the sugar has completely dissolved, about 3 minutes.
- Mixture should not come to a boil, or even to a simmer.
- Pour mixture into a baking dish (I used an 11 x 7 inch dish).
- Let cool at room temperature for about 10 minutes, and then place the dish in the freezer until ice crystals form around the edges, about 1 hour.
- Using a fork, scrape the ice crystals on the edges towards the center of the dish.
- Place the dish back in the freezer, and freeze an additional 1 hour.
- Repeat until ice crystals have developed throughout the mixture (about 4 hours total freezing time).
- Spoon granita into glasses or serving dishes, drizzle with coconut butter (if using), and serve immediately.
- Nutritional Information Per Serving (without the coconut butter): 152.7 calories, 0 grams fat, 44.7 grams total carbohydrate, 1.2 grams fiber, 39.2 grams sugars, 1.3 grams protein
