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Watermelon Granita

Published: Jun 25, 2010 · Modified: Jun 10, 2021 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Watermelon Granita Recipe

When you're looking for an easy dessert during the hot summer months this Italian ice Watermelon Granita recipe is just the thing to cool you off.

Fresh Watermelon Granita recipe served in a dessert dish.

Granita recipes are so easy to make and you can use just about any fruit or juice that you have on hand to flavor this Italian ice recipe.

How To Make Watermelon Granita

Ingredients

  • 4 cups seedless watermelon
  • ½  cup sugar
  • juice of one lemon
  • large glass measuring bowl
  • blender or food processor
  • 9 x 13-inch baking dish

Directions

  1. Cut a small watermelon in half and quarter a small watermelon. Scoop the watermelon flesh from the rind with an ice cream scooper and put it in a large glass measuring bowl or a large bowl until you have 4 cups of watermelon flesh and watermelon juice.
  2. Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice into the bowl with the watermelon pieces. Sprinkle the sugar into the bowl and mix until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Pour the melon mixture into a blender or food processor.
  4. Pulse to break the watermelon pieces up well and then hit the puree button process until all the pieces of watermelon are liquified.
  5. Pour the sweetened watermelon puree into a glass 9 x 13 baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap.
  6. Place the pan in the freezer.
  7. After one hour take the pan out of the freezer and break up the ice crystals with a fork. Run your fork around the inside edges of the pan also to incorporate those frozen bits in with the rest of the mixture.
  8. Repeat this process every hour until the granita is completely frozen and broken up into ice crystals.

Helpful Tips for making Watermelon Granita Recipe

  •  Taste the watermelon for sweetness. The sweetness of watermelons varies so much. Adjust the amount of sugar accordingly. If the watermelon is sweet enough you can skip the sugar.
  • When you're ready to serve put your granita into a pretty ice cream dish and enjoy.

 

How To Make homemade Italian Ice Watermelon Granita recipe

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Watermelon, Granita, Summer recipes, easy summer recipes, watermelon recipes

Watermelon Granita Recipe

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
Sweet icy cold Watermelon Granita will help keep you cool as the summer temps rise.
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Prep Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings
Calories 71 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 4 cups seedless watermelon
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Juice of one lemon
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Instructions 

  • Cut a small watermelon in half and quarter a small watermelon. Scoop the watermelon flesh from the rind with an ice cream scooper and put it in a large glass measuring bowl or a large bowl until you have 4 cups of watermelon flesh and watermelon juice.
  • Add the freshly squeezed lemon juice into the bowl with the watermelon pieces. Sprinkle the sugar into the bowl and mix until the sugar has dissolved.
  • Pour the melon mixture into a blender or food processor. Pulse to break the watermelon pieces up well and then hit the puree button process until all the pieces of watermelon are liquified.
  • Pour the sweetened watermelon puree into a glass 9 x 13 baking pan. Cover with plastic wrap.
  • Place the pan in the freezer.
  • After one hour take the pan out of the freezer and break up the ice crystals with a fork. Run your fork around the inside edges of the pan also to incorporate those frozen bits in with the rest of the mixture.
  • Repeat this process every hour until the granita is completely frozen and broken up into ice crystals.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 432IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. thehungryartist

    June 29, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Lovely granita! Perfect for the humid weather we have been getting. 🙂

    Thanks so much for the vote also!

    Reply
  2. Chef Dennis

    June 28, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    what a perfect summertime dessert....Watermelon has to be one of my favorite flavours!! It does look beautiful in that glass too!
    Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. mydanishkitchen.com

    June 27, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Looks so refreshing! Perfect for Forth of July.

    Reply

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