High Fructose Corn Syrup Free Watermelon Mint Granita
Icy, jewel-red, and perfumed with fresh mint, this frozen dessert is pure summer in a bowl. Watermelon gets blended smooth and strained into a clean juice, then sweetened with a honey-mint syrup that adds floral depth without any processed sweeteners — no corn syrup, no mystery additives, just real ingredients you can actually pronounce. A squeeze of fresh lime juice brightens everything up and keeps the flavor lively rather than flat. The magic happens in the freezer, where a simple fork-scraping technique transforms the mixture into those signature loose, feathery crystals that make granita so satisfying to eat. It takes a little patience across a few hours, but the hands-on effort is minimal — mostly just showing up to scrape every half hour or so. Serve it straight from the freezer in chilled glasses with a sprig of mint, and it looks far more impressive than the effort involved.
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6 servings
- 6 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 3 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 1 lime)
- 1 pinch salt
For serving
- fresh mint sprigs, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the honey and water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey fully dissolves, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add the mint leaves. Let steep for 5 minutes, then strain out and discard the mint leaves.
- 2
Working in batches if needed, blend the watermelon cubes in a blender until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.
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