Frozen Coffee Granita - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups hot very strong coffee (you can even use flavored coffee for this, such as chocolate almond or Irish Cream, etc) or 2 cups espresso coffee (you can even use flavored coffee for this, such as chocolate almond or Irish Cream, etc)
1/4 cup sugar (or to taste)
2 teaspoons vanilla
whipped cream

Preparation

In a bowl stir together hot coffee and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved, then add in vanilla.
Pour into an 8-inch metal baking pan and freeze, stirring every 30 minutes, until slushy (this should take about 1-1/2 hours).
Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir vigorously with a fork until slightly smoother and more uniform in texture (about 30 seconds).
Return to the freezer until firm enough to scoop (about another 30-40 minutes.
Divide the granita into serving dishes and top with whipped cream.