Watermelon Granita Italian Ice

To fresh watermelon rind removed sliced and cut into cubes cup sugar 1 slice of lime squeezed instructions.

Watermelon granita italian ice. This frozen dessert sometimes referred to as granita is simply flavored ice crystals. Pour mixture into a baking pan. It is a close cousin to sorbet although it has a rougher texture with some books describing it as having a granular type texture. Jul 18 2011 a cool refreshing treat for the unbearably hot months of summer.

However there are so many variations in the making of granita from different fruits and other flavoring agents. But when i looked up the qualifications of a granita i discovered that those are actually made from crushed ice syrup and flavourings. Purée watermelon lime juice sugar and salt in a blender until smooth. Combine all ingredients in a food processor.

4 cups watermelon chunks seeds removed 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 4 fresh basil leaves. Granita is a semi frozen liquid made from sugar water and ice with various flavorings added. Put the watermelon into a blender and puree to get about. That s not at all what this recipe is.

If your watermelon is really sweet to begin with you may want to cut back on the sugar syrup. When i first made this my initial reaction was that it was a granita. Rake mixture with fork and freeze for another hour. The origin of the granita recipe is from sicily and is widely popular in italy and available in different variations throughout.

The great thing about granita is that the light scraped ice on top stays perfectly frozen in the freezer. It never clumps up or crystallizes or wigs out or messes up or has an existential crisis. Give everything a whirl for about 30 60 seconds. Watermelon granita italian ice.

Freeze watermelon mixture until edges begin to. Well i m not 100 certain. Sicilians figured out a long time ago that combining water sugar and lemons creates a refreshing summer dessert granita al limone or if you prefer lemon ice. What makes this an italian ice.

This melt in your fruit ice dessert is semi frozen and made of watermelon sugar mint leaves lemon juice. Place all ingredients in a blender. The simple mention of italian ice recipes probably elicits visions of lemons and rightly so. The motivation behind this creating this watermelon italian ice was for a watermelon recipe contest.

The melon flavor really shines.