watermelon granita
so this happened much by accident. i was planning on making sorbet for my housewarming party but like an idiot i didn't take my brand new ice cream/sorbet maker out of the box until the night before the party (when i planned on making the sorbet). i found much to my chagrin while reading the directions that the bowl actually needed to freeze and that could take up to 22 hours. i tried in vain hoping to get around that, but in the end i froze the mixture that would've been sorbet and it turned into granita.
it ended up being the one thing that everyone raved most about, so i share this with you as my first recipe here on
lamiawines (it is so ridiculously simple anyone can make it and i do mean anyone!)
watermelon granita
(adapted from alton brown's melon sorbet recipe)
1 lb 5 oz of diced watermelon (or other melon)
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/4 cups sugar
blend diced melon in a blender or food processor until smooth.
add lemon juice and sugar, blend for a few seconds.
pour into a container with a lid and freeze for at least 24 hours, stirring every few hours (as possible) to "flake" the mixture.
note: if you are anything like me you are going "how the f*** do i know what 1 lb 5 oz of diced watermelon is in a grocery store?" what i did was take half a watermelon that was already prepared and dropped into one of those scales in the produce section. i'm sure it looked a bit odd. it was around 2 lbs so i figured once i got rid of the rind and diced it that it'd be close enough to 1 lb 5 oz. i'm a big believer in fudging around with recipes, and usually the things i make have no actual measurements... :)
it ended up being the one thing that everyone raved most about, so i share this with you as my first recipe here on
lamiawines (it is so ridiculously simple anyone can make it and i do mean anyone!)watermelon granita
(adapted from alton brown's melon sorbet recipe)
1 lb 5 oz of diced watermelon (or other melon)
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/4 cups sugar
blend diced melon in a blender or food processor until smooth.
add lemon juice and sugar, blend for a few seconds.
pour into a container with a lid and freeze for at least 24 hours, stirring every few hours (as possible) to "flake" the mixture.
note: if you are anything like me you are going "how the f*** do i know what 1 lb 5 oz of diced watermelon is in a grocery store?" what i did was take half a watermelon that was already prepared and dropped into one of those scales in the produce section. i'm sure it looked a bit odd. it was around 2 lbs so i figured once i got rid of the rind and diced it that it'd be close enough to 1 lb 5 oz. i'm a big believer in fudging around with recipes, and usually the things i make have no actual measurements... :)