Mojito Coffee Granita.
It’s totally cool to have a mojito for breakfast.
A mojito coffee granita!
Minty, refreshing, cold and crunchy, icy goodness. That tastes like coffee and melts in your mouth. And is topped with cream! It’s perfection.
You may remember back when I made this fresh mint coffee – I was actually pregnant with Max but had no idea! – and it has ever since become a huge summer favorite of mine. Even throughout the last few months when I’ve been semi-over coffee and just feeling blah about it, I can do a mint simple syrup in my coffee and loooove it.
It’s so refreshing without tasting like toothpaste. You know?
I actually never really considered this to be BREAKFAST of course – because granitas are usually used in the dessert portion of our meals. But really… now that I think about it? What’s so wrong with scraping some of this out of the dish at 7am tomorrow morning and topping it with whipped cream?
And eating it?
For breakfast?
It’s still coffee. Just a different delivery system.
So here’s how you do it. You need some coffee. Brew it. Buy cold brew! You could even use Trader Joe’s coconut cold brew, which I am obsessed with, but that might be a waste because… we all just want to drink it straight. You’re going to make a fresh mint simple syrup, mix it with the coffee and freeze that baby!
Oooooh it is so, so good.
Once you scrape it approximately ten billion times over the next few hours, pile it into a glass and top it with a bit of whipped cream. I like using coconut whipped cream and leaving it unsweetened, but also adding a sprankle of cinnamon over top. Yes. A sprankle.
At the moment, I am loving this more than ice cream. It’s exactly what I want to be eating – something cold and crunchy and delicious, without being too rich or creamy or sweet. You can also control the sweetness level yourself, of course – just depends on how much mint syrup you add.
I want the vehicle for all of my caffeine to look just like this.
Mojito Coffee Granita
Ingredients
mojito syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 huge handful of fresh mint leaves
granita
- 2 cups brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup mint syrup
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanila extract
- cinnamon for sprinkling
- fresh mint for garnish
Instructions
mojito syrup
- Combine the sugar, water and mint in a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Whisk until the sugar dissolves. Let the mixture come to a simmer and bubble for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and let it cool to room temperature. Remove the mint leaves once cool.
granita
- In a 9×13 inch dish, whisk together the coffee and mint syrup. Place the dish in the freezer and freeze for 1 hour. After 1 hour, scrap the coffee mixture with a fork. Freeze again. Every 30 minutes, scrape with a fork to create those small icy bits! I like to do this for 4 to 6 hours, or at least scrape it 3 to 4 times before letting it sit overnight.
- Before serving, add the heavy cream to the bowl of your electric mixer and beat until soft peaks form. Beat in the vanilla extract. If you’d like, you can use coconut whipped cream instead!
- Serve the granita in cups or bowls and top with the whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Garnish with fresh mint and serve!
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22 Comments on “Mojito Coffee Granita.”
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I agree with you, I would not be ashamed to have this for/with breakfast. It makes me wish I could reach in and grab it. YUM! My stepdaughter and I have wanted to try to make a frozen iced coffee, this might be the next best thing. I am also loving all the glasses especially the tall ones, I don’t know if it holds enough of that granita for me though :-)
thank you so much courtney!
I’m in for breakfast too! Love the mint simple syrup and sprankle of cinnamon!
thanks mary ann! xo
Hello,
I would love it if you would link this up to my Tipsy Tuesday link up at Grey is the New Black!
Thanks
thanks!
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Umm…YESSSSSSS!!!!! Can i have this for/with breakfast everyday forever???
This would be so perfect for brunch! the sweet coffee element to add to savoury breakfast, fresh fruit & mimosas!! Oh. Yes! Calling my girls now to make this happen!
yes yes!! it totally would. :)
1. Let’s top it with bailey’s whipped cream and have it for brunch dessert. Or a breakfast apertif? I sound sooooo bougie!
2. Will you send me some TJ’s coconut cold brew? My TJ’s is out and IS NOT GETTING ANY MORE THIS SUMMER!!! I am pretty sure Big Joe hates me and is punishing me for eating too many samples.
mine isn’t getting any more either. :( SO BUMMED!
I love seeing the reflection of mirrored glass rim :)
haha i know, it’s my messy table! gah!
WHERE did you get those gold rimmed Coupe glasses? LOVE!
thanks sarah! got them at crate and barrel! https://www.crateandbarrel.com/pryce-coupe-champagne-glass/s676418
mojitos actually happen to be my fave thing to eat for breakfast, so….these are gonna happen! xx ;)
yes yes yes! xo
Oh, my! Does that ever look good! Yes I would have that for breakfast or for that matter any time of day. That simple syrup sounds amazing. It would be geat for tea also. I’ve pinned this. A great recipe to come back to again and again.Â
thank you!
WANT. I make your fresh mint coffee all the time, and this sounds just as amazing! Granita does not happen enough in my house. I need to remedy that.
mine either! i need to make it more often too.