Boozey Foods: 10 Easy Recipes Made With Alcohol

Pink Grapefruit and Strawberry Champagne Granita For a refreshing treat that appeals to all of your friends and relatives, try this champagne granita. It's pretty enough to suit any environment, but certainly packs a punch in the booze department. What you'll need: 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided 3/4 cup water 1 cup small strawberries, hulled (about 6 ounces) 3/4 cup fresh pink or ruby grapefruit juice 2 1/4 cups chilled brut Champagne 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 9 teaspoons mascarpone cheese* 18 whole small strawberries Directions: Stir 3/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water in large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Cool. Puree 1 cup strawberries in processor. Whisk 1/2 cup puree into sugar syrup. Mix in grapefruit juice, then champagne. Pour mixture into an 8-inch square metal baking pan. Freeze mixture until firm, stirring every 2 hours, for about 6 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep frozen.) Mix the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and lemon peel in pie plate. Spread 1/2 teaspoon mascarpone around pointed tip half of each whole strawberry. Dip in lemon sugar to coat mascarpone. Moisten rims of 6 martini glasses with water; dip rims into remaining lemon sugar. Scrape fork across surface of granita to form ice shavings. Mound granita in glasses. Garnish with sugared berries and serve immediately.