Watermelon Mint Granita

Submitted by danica.crystal

"This is a light, refreshing, healthy dessert or snack. Perfect on a hot summer day! Cooking time is freezing time."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 6 cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Mint Simple Syrup

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• of fresh mint, stems on, to taste

• Granita

• 1 watermelon
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• simple syrup
• fresh mint leaves, to taste

directions

1. In a medium saucepan add the water, sugar and mint leaves and bring to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat and let the simple syrup cool.
2. Remove the rind from the watermelong and cut the watermelon into chunks.
3. In a blender add the watermelon, lime juice, mint leaves and cooled simple syrup. Puree it all together.
4. Pour the mixture into a baking dish and freeze for at least 8 hours.
5. Once frozen, take a fork and scrape the frozen mixture to create the granita texture.
6. Serve and enjoy!