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Ingredients
Watermelon Granita
- Ingredients
- 24 ozs Watermelon
- 7 ozs Raspberries
- 5 ozs red Currants (or frozen cranberries)
- 1 ½ ozs sugar
- ½ lemon (juiced)
Peel watermelon and remove seeds if necessary. Rinse raspberries and red currants. Puree approximately 16 ounces watermelon in a blender along with approximately 3 ounces raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
Freeze watermelon puree for about 3 hours stirring mixture with a fork every 20 minutes during the first hour. Cut remaining watermelon into cubes.
Remove watermelon granita from the freezer about 15 minutes before serving. Scrape granita with a spoon into chilled glasses. Skewer remaining raspberries with diced watermelon. Serve with fruit skewers on the glasses and garnished with red currants.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 232 cal. | (11 %) | ||
| Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 51 g | (34 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 10 g | (40 %) | ||
| Roughage | 4.6 g | (15 %) |
Healthy, because
This watermelon granita makes for an impressive, beautiful, and light dessert! It is not only easy to make but is also relatively low in calories.
Even smarter
Once you've mastered the granita technique, you can make this recipe in a variety of of different flavors, including the classic espresso granita.