Pineapple Granita

When the weather heats - cool down with this pineapple granita. It might hail all the way from Sicily, but I can show you how to make it right in your own home.

Let's see. We made cinnamon ice cream and then we turned that into baklava ice cream sandwiches.

Next stop on the agenda are semi-frozen desserts.

And you can't get any easier than Granita.

Originally hailing from Sicily in Italy, Granita is a blend of fruits, sugar and water.  It's a very close relative of the sorbet.   The beauty of making Granita is that you don't needany fancy machines.

Pour your pureed mixture into a shallow baking pan, put it in the freezer for a few hours and the use a fork to scrape away all that delicious sweet ice.

Easy-peasy!

During the madness of the recent heatwave, I decided to host a dinner party.

We finished off the evening with this very refreshing pineapple and lime Granita. The perfect palate cleanser!

The pineapple and lime came together perfectly in this tropical marriage of flavours.

The texture was like velvet and the aromas were sweet and sensual. I cannot recommend this highly enough. I think that pineapple Granita is going to be my new dinner party dessert!

Especially with a splash of vodka thrown in! 😉  (just don't serve it to the kids!)

Pineapple Granita Recipe

Author: Peter G

A fresh and zesty pineapple granita that will guarantee to bring a smile to your face.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 10 mins

Freezing Time: 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 20 mins

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ ½ pineapple, peeled, cored and chopped into chunks
• ▢ ½ cup sugar, caster or superfine
• ▢ ½ lime, juiced

Instructions

 

• Prepare the light sugar syrup by combining the sugar and water in a sauce pan over a low-med heat. Do not stir. Allow the sugar to dissolve normally. Once the sugar has been dissolved take the sauce pan off the heat and allow it to cool completely.
• Pour the cooled sugar syrup along with the pineapple pieces and lime juice in a food processor. Whizz until everything is pureed .
• Pour the mixture into a shallow baking pan (mine measured 10″x6″ ) and allow to partially freeze (this took me approx 4 hours).
• Remove from the freezer and scrape away with a fork. Serve in individual glasses garnished with some lime zest or mint.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Pineapple Granita Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 serve)

Calories 156 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 1g6%

Carbohydrates 41g14%

Sugar 36g40%

Protein 1g2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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