Watermelon Granita-Filled Lime Cups
These Mini Melon Look-Alikes—With Currant Or Raisin “Seeds”—Will Delight Your Family and Guests!
Ingredients List
- 12 - limes (reserve 2 tablespoons juice)
- 1 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
- 2 cups - water
- 4 cups - watermelon cubes
- 1/2 cup - currants or raisins
- crushed ice (optional)
Instructions
Cut limes in half lengthwise; cut around pulp of each half with sharp knife, leaving peel intact. Scoop out pulp, using spoon to loosen pulp from peel, and reserve 2 Tbsp. lime juice for granita. Set lime cups aside.
Stir together sugar and water in small saucepan; heat to boiling. Cool slightly. Place watermelon in container of food processor; pulse to purée watermelon. Place colander over bowl; pour puréed watermelon into colander to strain out seeds, forcing watermelon through with back of spoon, if needed. Stir reserved lime juice and cooled sugar mixture into pureed watermelon. Pour into 13x9x2-inch pan; freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
Scrape frozen watermelon mixture with spoon to make granita. Stir in currants for seeds. Mound granita in lime cups; serve on bed of crushed ice.
Makes 12 servings
Credit: Photo and Recipe courtesy of the National Watermelon Promotion Board (www.watermelon.org).