WATERMELON GRANITA

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Categories     Dessert     Watermelon     Summer     Gourmet     Fat Free     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons crème decassis
2 pounds watermelon, seeds and rind discarded and the flesh chopped
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon Angostura bitters

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan stir together the water, the sugar, and the crème de cassis, boil the mixture, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved, and simmer it for 5 minutes. Transfer the syrup to a bowl and chill it, covered, until it is cold. In a blender puree the watermelon in batches, forcing it as it is pureed through a coarse sieve set over a large bowl, pressing hard on the solids. Stir into the watermelon puree the syrup, the lime juice, and the bitters and transfer the mixture to an 8-inch-square metal pan. Freeze the mixture, stirring and crushing the lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, for 2 to 3 hours, our until the granita is firm but not frozen solid. Scrape the granita with a fork to lighten the texture and serve it immediately.

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