Watermelon Granita
Made with just three ingredients and with minimal effort, this simple granita recipe is a creative and delicious way to use fresh summer watermelon!
Servings: 4 -6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups seedless watermelon Cut Into Chunks
- 2 medium limes
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup more if desired
Mint Lime Sugar (Optional)
- 8 fresh mint leaves
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- dash sea salt
Instructions
- If preparing the mint lime sugar, zest the limes and add to a small bowl. Add the mint leaves, sugar, and dash or salt and mix well. Cover and store at room temperature until ready to use.
- For the granita: place watermelon and honey into the blender. Add the juice of both limes and blend until well combined. Give the mixture a quick taste test to see if additional sweetener needs to be added.
- Using a fine mesh strainer, strain the watermelon mixture over a 9x9 freezer safe container.
- Freeze the watermelon juice for two or three hours, then begin the process of lightly scraping the top frozen layer with a fork. Return pan to freezer with the shaved ice on top; remove a couple of hours later and continue scraping. Repeat the occasional, two to three times, scraping process until the entire mixture is shaved.
- Scoop out granita into serving dish and sprinkle with a teaspoon of the mint lime sugar mixture.
Notes
Granita will stay in the beautiful icy consistency in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 204mg | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 950IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg
