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Watermelon Mint Granita
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 480 Minutes
Ready In: 495 Minutes
Servings: 4
This is a light, refreshing, healthy dessert or snack. Perfect on a hot summer day! Cooking time is freezing time.
Ingredients:
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
fresh mint, stems on, to taste
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!
By RecipeOfHealth.com