MEMBER RECIPE
Watermelon Granita Recipe
By Mit
Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
1-2 hours
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Active Time:
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Makes:
enough for 6 from the average melon
When you need to cool the summer down or brownies would be too heavy try a little homemade granita. You can make granita with practically any liquid but I LOVE watermelon granita as it is not a flavor you normally see.
INGREDIENTS
- Juice of one watermelon
- juice of one lime
- 1 cup sugar for every 2 cups of liquid
- 1/4 teaspoon salt for every 2 cups of liquid
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut up the watermelon and remove the rind (you can save the rind and pickle it…mmmm).
- put the pieces of watermelon in a bowl and crush (potato masher works wonders)
- Put the mash into a strainer and strain the seeds and pulp out, saving the liquid.
- Add the juice of one lime (or more, to taste)
- Add the salt and sugar
- Reduce in a saucepan over a LOW heat until you are happy with the flavor and the sugar has dissolved.
- Place into the freezer.
- Stir ever 1/2 hour or so with a fork. Be sure and scrape the sides
- Just before I serve I whip mine until I get the texture I like.
- You can substitute any liquids. Some traditional flavors are; berry, coffee, lemon, lime. To get the texture you like you can do any (or all) of the following
1. more sugar = less frozen (smaller crystals)
2. more salt = less frozen
3. more frequent stirring= smaller crystals
play around, see what you like. Myself I do these by eye and taste all the time.
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