Shelly's Recipe

WATERMELON GRANITA

Category: Frozen Desserts

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 lbs watermelon, cut into chunks
Juice from 1 lime

Prepare the Syrup: Heat the sugar and water together on high heat until sugar dissolves into the water. Remove from heat and let cool.

Combine watermelon and lime in a blender and whirl until smooth. (Alternatively, use an immersion blender and blend the mixture smooth in a large bowl.)

Add the syrup and lime juice and blend again. Pour the mixture into a 9 by 13 baking pan and freeze.

Scrape with a fork every half an hour until all the liquid has frozen. This takes from 1-3 hours. Spoon into glasses and serve. Serves 8.