YIELDS
4 servings
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Ingredients
Granita
1
cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
⅓
cup sugar
1
cup watermelon pulp, seedless
¼
cup citrus vodka
Lime Cream
½
cup whipping cream
2
tsp sugar
tsp lime juice
½
tsp finely grated lime zest
fresh mint, for garnish
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Directions
Step 1
For granita, bring grapefruit juice and sugar up to a simmer and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool. Purée grapefruit syrup with watermelon and strain. Stir in ¼ cup vodka and freeze. After an hour, stir granita, and then stir 2 more times before frozen.
Step 2
For lime cream, whip cream to soft peaks and fold in sugar, juice and zest. Chill until ready to serve.
Step 3
To serve, scrape up granita granules with a fork and spoon into dessert glasses. Top granita with a small dollop of lime cream and garnish with fresh mint.