Honeydew Cucumber Lime Granita
This super easy 5 ingredient recipe is the epitome of summer refreshment. Give it a try today!
Equipment
- 9x13 metal or glass baking dish
- Food processor or blender
Ingredients
- 2 cups Honey Dew Melon The riper the better
- 1/2 cup Cucumber (peeled)
- 1/4 cup Lime (more if you like things sour)
- 1/4 cup Simple Syrup See ingredients and directions below
Simple Syrup
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Water
Instructions
Simple Syrup
- Add 1/4 sugar to 1/4 cup water in a small sauce pan.
- Heat to medium and allow the sugar to disolve
- Take off the heat, put it in a heat proof container, and place in the refigerator to allow it to cool - this may be done a day or two in advance.
- This will be added to the fruit puree, you dont want it to be burning hot, or it will cook your fresh fruit.
Honeydew Cucumber Lime puree
- In a food processor or blender add your honeydew melon and cucumber. I like to cut it up into large 2x2 inch chunks so that it blends a little more easily.
- Process on high speed until it is smooth and their are no large chunks.
- Add lime and simple syrup to the fruit puree and blend until totally smooth.
- Pour into the baking pan and place into the freezer.
- After about 30-40 min take out and scrape the eddges and bottom of the fruit puree with a fork, in order to break up the ice crystals and make a sort of shaved ice texture.
- Repeat the above step 4-5 more times.
- Once the granita is frozen completely and resembles shave ice, you it is ready to enjoy.
- This keeps well in the freezer for up to 3 weeks.