Name: Espresso Granita
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups hot espresso or very strong coffee; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup chilled heavy whipping cream; Bittersweet chocolate shavings

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Espresso GranitaRomulo Yanes

Garnish this dessert with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, which are a snap to make using a vegetable peeler. If the chocolate is especially hard, as bittersweet chocolate tends to be, microwave it in 15-second intervals until it's soft enough to be shaved. The softer the chocolate, the larger the curls.

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