Minty Watermelon Granita
/We've been making this for years in the summer for the grownups adding 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup tequila or vodka. It's a refreshing slushy drink best enjoyed in the early evening out on the deck with friends.
Obviously dogs can't have alcohol and I don't feed Kirby sugar so I decided to do two versions - one for the adults and one for the dogs. Not only did Kirby greedily slurp it down, I have realized the adult version doesn't need the added sugar at all which might help my waistline just a little.
Minty Watermelon Granita
Cook Time: None
Freeze Time: 2-3 hours
23 calories, 1 from fat
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped seedless watermelon
- 3 tablespoons fresh sweet mint
Directions:
- Puree the watermelon in a blender or food processor. Strain the juice through a wire mesh sieve to separate the pulp and tiny black seeds. I don’t worry about the tiny white seeds that may get through. You will end up with roughly 6 cups of watermelon “water”.
- Finely chop the mint and mix into the strained watermelon water.
- Pour into a 13”x9” metal or glass pan and place in the freezer.
- Let the mixture freeze for about thirty minutes and then scrape with a fork to break up the frozen part around the outer edges creating shards of ice. Repeat every thirty minutes for about 2 to 3 hours or until it’s a completely frozen mass of crushed ice.
- Serve immediately.
I divided a large seedless watermelon using half for this recipe and half for the adult recipe. Each half equaled roughly 6 cups so your watermelon output may vary depending on its size.
This is shared by humans and canines so we’ve never had any leftover but you can store it for a day in the refrigerator. Refreeze and scrape or strain the mint and drink it. Freezing at this stage will form a solid block of ice.
You can spoon the pulp into small silicone molds or ice trays for refreshing pupsicles.
