It's April and we have been lucky to start this month with the most beautiful weather! All I want to do is be outside with my girls and nothing is more refreshing on a spring day than a frozen treat to end the day. Citrus granita is a semi frozen dessert made with water, sugar and a citrus juice of your choice to create a shaved ice that will cool you off all season long.
Lemon Lime Granita
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 Cups Water
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 6 Mint Leaves
- ¼ Cup Lemon Juice
- ¼ Cup Lime Juice
- 1 tsp Lemon Zest
- 1 tsp Lime Zest
Instructions
- In a small saucepan combine water, sugar and mint leaves
- Cook the simple syrup until sugar is dissolved and comes to a slight boil
- Turn the heat off and allow the simple syrup to cool down and then cover and refrigerate until chilled
- Once the simple syrup is chilled, remove mint leaves and stir in lemon juice, lime juice and zest and pour into a 9x13 baking dish
- Place in the freezer for 1 hour and using a fork stir up the mixture to create shaved ice
- Continue to freeze mixture and shave the ice every 30 minutes until fully frozen
- Once you are ready to serve, shave the ice with a fork into the bowl of your choice and garnish with fresh mint
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
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