Watermelon granita
4
Points®
Total time: 16 min • Prep: 6 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
This delicious icy treat is full of refreshing melon flavor and just the right amount of lime juice and freshly grated zest. A granita is more granular in texture than a sorbet due to the proportion of liquid to sugar. You can scoop the granita into glasses with an ice-cream scoop for the easiest presentation, but here is the classic way of serving this treat: Using the tip of a metal spoon, scrape the surface of the granita, transferring the icy shards to a well-chilled container. Continue until you have enough shards to fill two chilled wine glasses. Gently scoop the granita shards into the glasses and serve immediately with iced-tea spoons. For ease of preparation, buy seedless watermelon.
Ingredients
Sugar
½ cup(s)
Water
½ cup(s)
Watermelon
6 cup(s), chunks
Lime zest
1 Tbsp, grated
Fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp
Instructions
1
Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan; boil 5 minutes.
2
Puree the watermelon in batches in a food processor; transfer to a large bowl. Add the sugar mixture and lime zest and juice. Pour into an 8-inch square baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the freezer until partially frozen, about 1 1/2 hours.
3
Remove from the freezer and stir with a fork, making sure to scrape the icy parts into the center of the dish. Cover the dish and return to the freezer until the granita is completely frozen, about 3 hours longer, stirring every 30 minutes. To serve, scoop the granita into glasses. Yields generous 1/2 cup per serving.
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