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Method
- 1
Granita. Dissolve 100 g caster sugar in 530 ml very strong hot black coffee, pour into a shallow lidded tub and cool to room temperature.
- 2
Syrup. Stir the remaining 300 ml coffee with 100 g caster sugar and 2 tsp cocoa powder until dissolved, cover and chill.
- 3
Cream. Whisk together 460 g sweetened condensed milk, 480 ml single cream, 240 ml crème fraîche, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 pinch salt; pour into another shallow tub.
- 4
Freeze. Freeze both tubs for 2 h.
- 5
Break. Whisk the cream mixture hard to break the ice crystals, then freeze for 4 h or overnight.
- 6
Rake. Rake the granita with a fork every hour for about 3 h until fully crystalline, or freeze overnight and rake again just before serving.
- 7
Layer. Alternate scoops of the frozen cream mixture with the granita in a tall glass.
- 8
Serve. Pour the chilled chocolate-coffee syrup over and scatter with 40 g dark chocolate shards if desired.
Storage
Keep the granita and the ice cream covered in the freezer and the syrup covered in the fridge; rake the granita again just before serving.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.14 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 343 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 55 mg caffeine (serving: 1 of 6 servings). Source: 830 ml brewed coffee × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171890 (brewed coffee, 40 mg/100 g); divided by 6 servings.
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 55 mg · 2 servings: 110 mg · 3 servings: 165 mg · 4 servings: 220 mg (above EFSA 200 mg at once).
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 14 % of 400 mg. EFSA
75.1 g per serving
150.2 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 300.4 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- 2 shallow lidded freezer tubs
- whisk
- bowl
- fork
- 6 tall glasses
- ice-cream scoop
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 642 kcal |
| Protein | 9.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 80.1 g |
| of which sugars | 79.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 75.1 g |
| Fat | 32 g |
| of which saturates | 20.7 g |
| Fibre | 0.2 g |
| Salt | 0.48 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
1.5 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
