When I started blogging – almost a year ago – the first recipe I shared with you was my grandma’s lemon granita. Shortly after I posted about watermelon juice. And now here I am, combining those two recipes by adding a little twist of rose water. The outcome is a super refreshing frozen dessert that you don’t wanna miss this summer!
Ok, to be honest, my plan was to make a simple watermelon granita. While the bottle of rose water was still in the fridge, waiting for its next assignment. I had no idea how well they would blend! Feel free to use a little more – but not too much though. Its sole purpose is to add a little rose flavor to it. And should you not be a big fan of rose water, don’t add it. It tastes great even without it!
I don’t like it very sweet. That is why I used only a minimum of sugar. But feel free to adjust to your taste. If you want to make an even healthier version of it, you can also use a sugar substitute like agave nectar.
WATERMELON GRANITA WITH ROSE WATER
Ingredients:
1 kg / 35 oz watermelon pulp
200 ml / 6¾fl oz of water
50 gr / 1¾ oz of sugar
juice of 1 lemon
2 tsp of rose water (or more to taste)
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Bring the water and sugar to a boil. Set aside and let it cool off.
Blend the watermelon until liquid.
Add the previously prepared sugar syrup, lemon juice and rose water. Blend well.
Pour the mix into a bowl or tupperware container and freeze.
Take it out of the freezer every 20-30 min and stir well. Repeat until it is completely frozen.
Consume within a few days in order to avoid freezer burn.
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