Best Watermelon And Coconut Sorbet Parfaits Recipes

Tequila-Soaked Watermelon Wedges image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 small seedless watermelon, red or yellow, quartered and cut into 1-inch-thick wedges
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup tequila
1/4 cup Triple Sec
2 limes, halved or cut into wedges
Flaked sea salt or coarse salt

Steps:

Arrange watermelon in a single layer in two 9-by-13-inch baking dishes. Bring sugar, water, tequila, and Triple Sec to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly. Pour syrup over watermelon wedges, and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes.
Remove watermelon from syrup, and arrange on a platter. Squeeze limes over melon, and season with salt.

Watermelon Granita Parfait image

Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli

Categories dessert

Time 4h20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups watermelon scraps and uneven pieces plus 2 cups 2-inch cubes watermelon (no rind or seeds)
2 tablespoons honey
Zest and juice from 2 medium limes
1 pint heavy cream
Flake sea salt such as Maldon, for sprinkling
Sugar, for sprinkling
1 pint lemon sorbet

Steps:

Make the granita: Puree the unevenly cut watermelon, honey, half the lime zest and juice from 1 of the limes in a blender on low speed until smooth. Pour into a 9-by-11-inch or 9-by-13-inch baking dish and freeze until it hardens completely, 3 to 4 hours.
Whip the cream: Fit a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, then whip the cream in the mixer on medium speed until it holds fairly stiff peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Get ready: Arrange the watermelon cubes in a single layer on a clean work surface and add a tiny sprinkle of the sea salt and some sugar and the remaining lime zest and juice.
Assemble: Arrange a few cubes of watermelon in the bottom of each serving glass or dish. Put a tablespoon of sorbet on top of the watermelon. Spoon a generous tablespoon whipped cream over the sorbet. Use the tines of a fork to scrape some of the granita off the surface. Sprinkle a generous tablespoon of the granita over the cream. Repeat the same order of layers 1 to 2 more times. Serve immediately.