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    Lemon Granita Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Lemon Granita Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a semi frozen Italian dessert recipe made from lemon juice and it's very simple to prepare.

    Lemon Granita

    Granita is my favourite..Specially this one..It is sweet, tangy, cool and very very refreshing..

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    Ingredients for Lemon Granita

    • Sugar - 1 cup
    • Water - 2 cup
    • Lemon Juice - ¼ cup
    • Lemon Zest - ½ tsp
     

    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

    How to Make Lemon Granita

    1. Take Sugar, water in a sauce pan and heat till it is melted.
    2. Pour it into a bowl and let it cool a bit.
    3. Now add in lemon juice and zest.
    4. Mix well. Pour it in a big bowl, Cover and freeze overnight.
    5. Next day take it out and scrape it using a spoon or fork.
    6. Freeze again till you serve..
    7. Scoop and serve.

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    Lemon Granita Recipe

    Lemon Granita Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a semi frozen Italian dessert recipe made from lemon juice and it's very simple to prepare.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    chilling time 8 hours hrs
    Total Time 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 5 servings
    Calories 157 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup Sugar
    • 2 cups Water
    • ¼ cup Lemon Juice
    • ½ teaspoon Lemon Zest

    Instructions
     

    • Take Sugar, water in a sauce pan and heat till it is melted.
    • Pour it into a bowl and let it cool a bit.
    • Now add in lemon juice and zest.
    • Mix well. Pour it in a big bowl, Cover and freeze overnight.
    • Next day take it out and scrape it using a spoon or fork.
    • Freeze again till you serve..
    • Scoop and serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 157kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 0.04gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.004gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.002gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.03mg
    Keyword desserts recipe, lemon granita recipe
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Lemon Granita Recipe Step by Step

     

    You need just three ingredients, Water, Sugar & Lemons
    Start by zesting your lemons
    Just grate the lemon part alone, don't grate the white part,
     it will be bitter..
    Now cut the lemons in half
    Time to squeeze the juice from them
     
    Squeeze it out
    I got around ¼ cup of lemon juice
    Take sugar in a sauce pan
    Pour in water
    Heat so the sugar is melted
    Now the sugar is all melted
    Pour it into a bowl and let it cool
    Add in lemon juice
     
    Add in lemon zest
    give a good mix

     

     

     Pour it in a big bowl

     Cover it 

     Freeze Overnight

     Now it is all frozen

     Use a spoon or fork to scrape it

     Keep on scraping

    all scraped 

     Done

     Serve

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