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Margranita – a Grown up Dessert

Posted By HelenFern On In granita,Sweet Treats | 5 Comments

I’ve seen a lot of Margarita popsicles these days, but I’m a slow eater and they melt on me.  And I love granita!  What is granita?  It’s sort of a snow-cone like ice cream.  It’s super easy to make and tastes delicious!!  So what better way to serve that frozen adult concoction than this….

What you need:

** I use a citrus reamer to juice the limes and the oranges.  It gets most of the juice and is pretty easy to use.  Make sure you pick the seeds out though.  If the fruit has a lot of seeds, do it over a strainer.

 

 

 

 

 

How to Do it:

Process all the ingredients (except garnish) in a blender until everything is well incorporated.

Pour into a glass dish, cover and place in the freezer.

After about 2 hours, fluff the ice up with a fork, cover and refreeze.

2-3 hour later, fluff again.

Freeze at least 6 hour more.

Fluff before serving.

To serve – Place scoops in bowls and sprinkle lightly with the salt.  Place a lime slice on top and serve!

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Lemon Drop Melon Granita

Posted By HelenFern On In Melons,Sweet Treats | 7 Comments

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What is a lemondrop melon you ask? It looks like a bright yellow cantaloupe on the outside -and a honey dew on the inside!

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[7]It’s an amazingly sweet and juicy melon.  It tastes a bit like a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew, with just a touch of lemon!

 

I love watermelon granita, so I thought I’d see how this came out – and it was great!

So here is how you do it –   

Cut up about 1/2 the melon into chunks – roughly three cups.

Put into a blender with 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup club soda and 1/8 sherry.  Then blend.

20140728_151156.jpg Taste it to see if its sweet enough for you.  If not, add a little more sugar.

Pour it into a shallow glass dish and place in the freezer for two hours.

After two hours, bring it out and break up the forming ice crystals with a fork.  It will still be a little slushy right now, but that’s ok.  Put it back in the freezer.

Break up the crystals again after 2 hours and one more time after that.  Then wait until the next day.

Break up the crystals that have formed (there won’t be much) and place the granita in a covered container for storage.

Serve in a dish with a sprig of lemon balm or lemon basil.  Cool and refreshing dessert!

Makes about 3 cups of granita – or Italian Ice.

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