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Watermelon granita

Publié le par Charly C.

Hello World~~~

This is a recipe perfect for a hot summer day - Watermelon granita! The recipe is not mine, I tried it and it's delicious! :)

  • Difficulty: easy!
  • Price: depending on how much the watermelon costs.
  • Servings: 4 people
  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking time: no cooking involved!
  • Refrigeration time: 3 hours in the freezer

 

Watermelon granita
Ingredients: 
  • 800 grams of chopped watermelon. I had a double quantity.
  • 3 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • 120 grams of icing sugar - I used 300 grams of caster sugar. Too much!
Method:

 

 

dice the melon and remove its seeds

dice the melon and remove its seeds

mash together the ingredients with a mixer, or a blender

mash together the ingredients with a mixer, or a blender

Pour in a  rather shallow bowl and freeze for at least 3 hours.

Scratch the granita every hour with a fork. -oops, I actually didn't do this.

Pour in some large glasses with a small mint leaf, and serve. I also didn't do this step. Mostly because I don't have mint leaves. 

Watermelon granita

Well, we drank it on the spot. it was crazy sweet. You might want to cut down on the sugar.

Bon appétit !

© Charly Cross 2013 - present. All rights reserved.

Notes: The recipe first appeared here [still my blog] But I found it on a French forum. The pictures are mine though. 

 

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