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Watermelon Granita in Lime Cups

A home-style Watermelon Granita in Lime Cups made with Sugar, Water, and Watermelon Cubes. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 2 cup
• 4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Stir together sugar and water in small saucepan; heat to boiling.

2. 2

   Cool slightly.

3. 3

   Place watermelon in container of food processor; pulse to puree watermelon.

4. 4

   Place colander over bowl; pour pureed watermelon into colander to strain out seeds, forcing watermelon through with back of spoon, if needed.

5. 5

   Stir reserved lime juice and cooled sugar mixture into pureed watermelon.

6. 6

   Pour into 13x9x2-inch pan; freeze until firm, about 4 hours.

7. 7

   TO SERVE Scrape frozen watermelon mixture with spoon to make granita.

8. 8

   Stir in currants for “seeds.” Mound granita in lime cups; serve on bed of crushed ice, if desired.