Active Time

　　15 minutes

　　Total Time

　　2 1/4 hours

　　

Ingredients

Makes about 6 cups or 6 servings

　　1 teaspoon fennel seeds, toasted

　　3 cups sparkling apple cider (not hard) or apple juice

　　1 1/2 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar

　　

Step 1

Finely grind fennel seeds in an electric coffee/spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, then stir together with cider and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Pour mixture through a fine sieve into an 8- to 9-inch baking pan, discarding solids.

　　

Step 2

Freeze, stirring and crushing lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, until evenly frozen, about 2 hours total. Scrape with a fork to lighten texture, crushing any lumps.

　　

Step 3

Serve immediately or freeze, covered, up to 3 days (rescrape to lighten texture again if necessary).