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Watermelon Granita – Summer Special Recipes / Healthy Summer Recipes

March 2, 2012 By Aarthi 47 Comments

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Oh Man it is so hot outside..I definitely want something which makes me cool from inside..And it has to be my watermelons…And I planned to make some granite out of it…This is the first time I ever tried granita, and I am in love with it from that time onwards.You could make  it with any fruit you like..You can make it with orange, tomatoes, strawberries and anything..Combining tomatoes and watermelon will make a good tasty granita..

I made it couple of weeks back and my mother absolutely loved it..Infact she finished more than half of the container..I think it is a healthy alternative for icecream in summer..Even though it is not creamy, but it makes you cool and you can have it anytime you want with no worries..Because you know that it is healthy for you..
The cool thing in this granita is you could flavour it with whatever you like..You could add some ginger juice, I mean ginger and watermelon goes so well together..I came to know about this from my watermelon cooler recipe..You could add mint leaves in this granite and go with whatever floats your boat..

I hope you will try it and make some watermelon cooler and watermelon fizz for this summer and enjoy it..

Recipe Source: Pioneer Woman

Ingrediants:
Watermelon – 1 small one or half a big one( preferably seedless, if not remove it yourselves)
Lemon Juice – 2 tblspn
Sugar – 200 gms
Method:
Cut watermelon in half. Cut in quarters and cut of the flesh by running a knife underneath the skin.Chop them into small cubes.
Take sugar and lemon juice in a blender and blend it to a puree. Add the watermelon cubes and blend it so that it becomes a liquid.
Pour this into a wide freezer container and freeze it for 5-6 hours. I left it there over night.
Now take a spoon or fork and scrape the granite so that it gets so what loose.
Put the lid back and put it in the freezer again and leave for 2 hours.
Now take it out. It will be hard now. Use a spoon or fork and scrape it of starting from a end. Scrape all over the container.
Now put it in the freezer till serving. You can take some granita in a bowl and decorate it as per you wish.

Pictorial:

Take your simple ingrediants
cut the watermelon in half
lovely fruit
Slice it down in the middle
Now cut that in half
And this in quarters
take the flesh out of it
and cut into cubes
like this
take it in a bowl
now take sugar in a blender
add lemon
and blend it off
add watermelon pieces to this
and make into a puree
tranfer to a bowl
and into a wide freezer container
cover and freeze it
now scrape it off when it is half set
it will be like this after scraping
put it back in the freezer
now scrape again.
start scraping
half way through
all done..
Serve
Happy Summer
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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Sharmilee! :)

    March 2, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    Looks like a perfect summer cooler…perfect granita

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  2. Kanan

    March 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    granita looks perfect. wow.

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  3. Anjali Bapna Shukla

    March 2, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    Aarthi, this is mind-blowing!! I'm still amazed that how you got this idea???

    Event : Cakes, Cookies and Desserts

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  4. Montse

    March 2, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Qué rico¡¡¡¡¡

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  5. Surabhi Nayak

    March 2, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Superb for Summer….
    🙂
    Ongoing Event
    "HOLI HAI"
    "BEAT THE HEAT"

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  6. Hema

    March 2, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Lovely Aarthi, so beautiful and refreshing..

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  7. [email protected] Journal

    March 2, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    I need this too to beat our weather here! Love that pinkish colour 🙂

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  8. Food, Fun and Life in the Charente

    March 2, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    I love watermelon so this will definitely be a favourite during summer. We are still a bit cool for it at the moment! Diane

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  9. yummylittlecooks

    March 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    My children will love this 🙂

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  10. Helene Dsouza

    March 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    I like mine with pudinara or even with tulsi. =)

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  11. Amar Recipe

    March 2, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    Seems to be some kind of Gola???

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  12. Recipe world

    March 2, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Aww, u did it so nicely!! Just love it 🙂

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  13. Sowmya

    March 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Great recipe to take on the summer!

    Vegetarian Cultural Creatives

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  14. Tina

    March 2, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Fruit granita is the perfect way to cool off! And by the looks of that fresh watermelon, your granita has some awesome flavor. It is about 70 degrees here so I kind of am at a middle ground on the weather. However, weather will have no influence because I want this-yum!

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  15. Archana

    March 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Looks yummy. Love the colours

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  16. Sarah (Snippets of Thyme)

    March 2, 2012 at 4:28 pm

    We are having a hot day too before a cool spell comes in tomorrow. All of the windows are open and it feels nice. I haven't tried making a granita but that looks so good. We would all love it.

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  17. Kurinji

    March 2, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    Yummy and healthy recipe……

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  18. Kurinji

    March 2, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Yummy and healthy recipe……

    Reply
  19. Ramya

    March 2, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    kids would definitely love it. This recipe is right in time for my FRUIT FIESTA event..do join in

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  20. Preeti Garg

    March 2, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    Awesome….

    visit @my blog for my first event in ur free time 🙂
    Preeti
    Ongoing Event–Color n Sweet-HOLI FEST
    Preeti's Kitchen Life

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  21. khushi

    March 2, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    wow….perfect for the summers!!

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  22. Rasi

    March 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Looks awesome.. greta way to beat the heat! How do u manage to cook something every day 🙂 waiting for u to send some entries to my event!

    Ongoing Event: I'm a STAR

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  23. maha

    March 2, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    This looks really tasty n yummy..vl try this surely…….
    Maha

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  24. Veronica's Kitchen

    March 2, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    It's quite hot here in Australia. too. Would love to have some granita to cool down!

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  25. Sensible Vegetarian

    March 2, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Such a yummy and colorful looking treat.
    Inviting you to participate in Cook Eat Delicious Desserts Event- Wholesome Desserts with no refined sugar or flours

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  26. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    March 3, 2012 at 12:34 am

    i love it too… looks wonderful!

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  27. Teena Mary

    March 3, 2012 at 12:45 am

    Ahh what a refreshing treat for summer!!! Loved it 🙂

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  28. vrinda

    March 3, 2012 at 2:34 am

    Lovely n colorful granita..kids fav…

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  29. Suby

    March 3, 2012 at 2:50 am

    In this summer will try this recipe ………..

    Reply
  30. Holly

    March 3, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Mmmmm. Aarthi this sounds so refreshing and delicious! A perfect treat!

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  31. faseela

    March 3, 2012 at 3:30 am

    lovely refreshing….

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  32. Blackswan

    March 3, 2012 at 3:37 am

    Very refreshing indeed! Have a lovely weekend, dear! XOXO, Shirley

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  33. ping

    March 3, 2012 at 3:41 am

    Great idea this. It's hot here too!

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  34. cookingvarieties

    March 3, 2012 at 3:52 am

    hi aarthi, wow looks so yummy and thirst quenching.. have a nice day

    Reply
  35. Treat and Trick

    March 3, 2012 at 4:17 am

    Beautiful color and perfect cooler!

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  36. Reshmi Mahesh

    March 3, 2012 at 4:28 am

    Refreshing granita…perfect..

    Reply
  37. Cham

    March 3, 2012 at 6:22 am

    I should wait summer for this granita- perfect!

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  38. beena

    March 3, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Hey aarti i really like this recipe…i must try this one…i m soo tempted to use the strawberries for this recipes ..can i do that ?
    its simply awesome!

    Reply
  39. The Pumpkin Farm

    March 3, 2012 at 11:55 am

    lovely granita, never made it with watermelon, i make it with orange juice

    Reply
  40. Gloria

    March 3, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    this look really beauty!"

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  41. VineelaSiva

    March 4, 2012 at 4:03 am

    Aarti very tempting recipe love to try.

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  42. Aarthi

    March 4, 2012 at 4:30 am

    @beenaBeena , you can use any fruits as you like…yes you can make it with strawberries too..

    Reply
  43. DV

    March 4, 2012 at 5:47 am

    So refreshing indeed! Well explained! Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  44. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

    March 4, 2012 at 11:11 am

    summer has set in & this looks perfect to beat the heat 🙂

    Reply
  45. RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH

    February 24, 2015 at 6:35 am

    I Love watermelon., this recipe is so tempting one, even watermelon inner white skin very healthy, that skin used like as coconut scraper with curd & lemon we will make an salad ,it should be so healthy for all especially B.feeding mothers.

    Reply
  46. Aishwarya Karthikeyan

    March 19, 2016 at 7:32 am

    Hey aarty i've tried this at home and was very yummy and refreshing🍧🍧🍧.But 200 gms of sugar is a lot for watermelon…it was toooo sweet….

    Reply
  47. Aarthi

    March 21, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    @Aishwarya Karthikeyanu can reduce as per the sweetness of watermelon

    Reply

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