Snack
Grapefruit Granita
Fresh grapefruit juice frozen and scraped into icy, sweet-tart flakes. Only three ingredients.
⏱ 3 hr 15 min (15 min prep, 3 hr waiting)
🍽 Serves 6 · about 2/3 cup
make ahead
vegetarianvegangluten freedairy free
None of the nine major allergens are in the usual versions of these ingredients. Check labels anyway; brands differ.
Ingredients
Granita
- 4 Grapefruit, juiced (about 3 cups juice)
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Water
- 4 leaf Fresh mint (optional)
Nutrition
Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.
Steps
You’ll need: citrus juicer, 9x13-inch metal or glass pan, fork.
- Rinse the grapefruit, then cut in half and squeeze out the juice. Strain out the seeds.
- Warm the water and sugar in a small pan or the microwave, stirring, just until the sugar dissolves. Stir it into the juice.
- Pour into the pan and freeze 45 minutes, until ice forms at the edges. Scrape and stir with a fork.
- Freeze, scraping every 30 to 45 minutes, until it is all fluffy ice crystals, about 3 hours in all.
- Scrape once more and spoon into chilled glasses. Top with mint if you like.
Make aheadKeeps 1 week in the freezer, covered. Scrape again with a fork before serving.
❄️ FreezerKeep covered in the freezer up to 1 week.
🧒 With kidsKids can scrape the ice with a fork. Grapefruit can interact with some medicines, so check labels if anyone in the family takes them.
An original Teddy Rook Book recipe. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.