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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..

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    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..
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    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..
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    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:

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    Take your simple ingrediants
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    cut the watermelon in half
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    lovely fruit
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    Slice it down in the middle
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    Now cut that in half
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    And this in quarters
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    take the flesh out of it
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    and cut into cubes
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    like this
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    take it in a bowl
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    now take sugar in a blender
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    add lemon
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    and blend it off
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    add watermelon pieces to this
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    and make into a puree
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    tranfer to a bowl
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    and into a wide freezer container
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    cover and freeze it
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    now scrape it off when it is half set
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    it will be like this after scraping
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    put it back in the freezer
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    now scrape again.
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    start scraping
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    half way through
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    all done..
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    Serve
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    Happy Summer
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    Aarthi

    About Aarthi

    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!

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sharmilee! :)

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      Looks like a perfect summer cooler...perfect granita

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    2. Kanan

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      granita looks perfect. wow.

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    3. Anjali Bapna Shukla

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      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

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      Qué rico¡¡¡¡¡

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    5. Surabhi Nayak

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

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    6. Hema

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      Lovely Aarthi, so beautiful and refreshing..

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    7. [email protected] Journal

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      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

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      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

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      My children will love this 🙂

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    10. Helene Dsouza

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

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    11. Amar Recipe

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      Seems to be some kind of Gola???

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    12. Recipe world

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

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    13. Sowmya

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      Great recipe to take on the summer!

      Vegetarian Cultural Creatives

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    14. Tina

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      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

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      Looks yummy. Love the colours

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    16. Sarah (Snippets of Thyme)

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      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

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      Yummy and healthy recipe......

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    18. Kurinji

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      Yummy and healthy recipe......

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    19. Ramya

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      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

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      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

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      wow....perfect for the summers!!

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    22. Rasi

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      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

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

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    24. Veronica's Kitchen

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

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    25. Sensible Vegetarian

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      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

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      i love it too... looks wonderful!

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    27. Teena Mary

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

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    28. vrinda

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      Lovely n colorful granita..kids fav...

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    29. Suby

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

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    30. Holly

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

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    31. faseela

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      lovely refreshing....

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    32. Blackswan

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

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    33. ping

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      Great idea this. It's hot here too!

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    34. cookingvarieties

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

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    35. Treat and Trick

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      Beautiful color and perfect cooler!

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    36. Reshmi Mahesh

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      Refreshing granita...perfect..

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    37. Cham

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      I should wait summer for this granita- perfect!

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    38. beena

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      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!

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    39. The Pumpkin Farm

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

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    40. Gloria

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      this look really beauty!"

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    41. VineelaSiva

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      Aarti very tempting recipe love to try.

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    42. Aarthi

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

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    43. DV

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      So refreshing indeed! Well explained! Thanks 🙂

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    44. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

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

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    45. RAJUKHAN SR RAJESH

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      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.

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    46. Aishwarya Karthikeyan

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      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....

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    47. Aarthi

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      @Aishwarya Karthikeyanu can reduce as per the sweetness of watermelon

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