Coffee and hazelnut granita

With its deep, robust flavour and unmistakable aroma, coffee creates an altogether different high when it stars in decadent desserts.

Recipe «Coffee and hazelnut granita» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp cornflour, 1/2 cup drinking chocolate powder, 2 tbsp instant espresso coffee powder, 1/2 cup caster sugar, 4 cups milk , 1/3 cup dry-roasted hazelnuts, chopped, Chopped dry-roasted hazelnuts, to serve .

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp cornflour 
• 1/2 cup drinking chocolate powder 
• 2 tbsp instant espresso coffee powder 
• 1/2 cup caster sugar 
• 4 cups milk 
• 1/3 cup dry-roasted hazelnuts, chopped 
• Chopped dry-roasted hazelnuts, to serve 

Instructions

1. Combine cornflour, chocolate powder, coffee powder and sugar in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Gradually add milk, stirring, until smooth. Cook, stirring constantly, for 15 minutes or until mixture has thickened slightly (do not boil). Remove from heat. Stir in hazelnuts. Set aside to cool for 20 minutes.
2. Pour mixture into an 8 cup-capacity container. Freeze for 1 hour or until mixture starts to freeze around edges. Transfer to a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat mixture for 1 minute or until smooth. Return to container. Repeat process 4 times. Cover. Freeze for 4 hours or overnight.
3. Scoop into bowls (see tip). Serve topped with hazelnuts.