Strawberry Mint Granita

Prep Time:  15 mins.

     Cook Time:  2 mins.

     Serves:  4

You’ll love the grown-up flavors of this DIY Italian ice using seasonal strawberries, honey, mint and lime.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium limes
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries, stemmed
  • 1 cup packed fresh spearmint (or lime or apple mint) leaves

Directions

  1. Zest limes with a microplane into a blender. Juice the limes into a small saucepan and add honey. Bring the mixture just to a boil, stirring until combined. Let the syrup cool. Add syrup, strawberries and mint to the lime zest in the blender and puree.
  2. Transfer the mixture to a shallow pan and freeze, stirring with a fork every 30 minutes for 2 to 3 hours, or until mixture is firm but not frozen solid. Scrape the granita with a fork one last time and serve in individual chilled vessels.

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