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    Cantaloupe Granita

    June 2, 2014 By Vidya Srinivasan 18 Comments

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    Cantaloupe granite is a tasty summer frozen dessert.

    l saw this recipe last summer in food network channel. Being a big fan of Ice Gola (Snow Cone), I liked Granita as well, as the textures looked similar. Minimal ingredients needed, and easy to prepare; best part is no cooking required!

    Other frozen dessert in TMF,

    Chocolate ice cream

    Malai kulfi

    Pista ice cream

    Mango ice cream

    Peach sorbet

    Strawberry frozen yogurt 

    Mango kulfi 

    5 from 1 vote
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    Ingredients

    • Ripe Cantaloupe - 2 cups peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks
    • Lemon Juice - 2 tsp
    • Sugar - 4 tbsp

    Instructions

    • In a blender, add cantaloupe, sugar and lime juice and blend into a puree
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    • Put in a wide bowl and freeze. I did not cover it, and it came out good! After 3 to 4 hours, scrap it with a fork and freeze again. Leave it for 6 hours in the freezer
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    • After the puree is completely frozen, take it out, scrap it with a fork. Granita is ready
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    Notes

    You can try granita with any fruit puree
    Serve it immediately to avoid the granita becoming cantaloupe juice 🙂
    You can experiment by sprinkling fresh chopped herbs like mint, basil etc
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    Cantaloupe Granita

    Preparation Time : 10 min | Freezing Time : 9 hours | Serves : 2

    Recipe Category: Dessert

    Ingredients:

    Ripe Cantaloupe - 2 cups, peeled, deseeded and cut into chunks

    Lemon Juice - 2 tsp

    Sugar - 4 tbsp

    Method

    • In a blender, add cantaloupe, sugar and lime juice and blend into a puree

    Image

    • Put in a wide bowl and freeze. I did not cover it, and it came out good! After 3 to 4 hours, scrap it with a fork and freeze again. Leave it for 6 hours in the freezer

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    • After the puree is completely frozen, take it out, scrap it with a fork. Granita is ready

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    My Notes:

    • You can try granita with any fruit puree
    • Serve it immediately to avoid the granita becoming cantaloupe juice 🙂
    • You can experiment by sprinkling fresh chopped herbs like mint, basil etc

    Check my other Cantaloupe recipes,

    Cantaloupe Smoothie

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    1. Savitha

      June 02, 2014 at 11:05 pm

      Never tried granita. Yours looks so inviting.

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 02, 2014 at 11:09 pm

        Thanks Savitha:)Do try it

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    2. Malar

      June 02, 2014 at 11:11 pm

      sounds very simple , Definite try 🙂

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 02, 2014 at 11:14 pm

        Yes Malar, simple and tasty

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    3. Chitra Jagadish

      June 03, 2014 at 6:17 am

      Quite a simple and mouth watering recipe. Thank you

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 03, 2014 at 9:45 am

        Yes Chitra, very easy to prepare

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    4. Joanne

      June 03, 2014 at 7:31 am

      What a fun flavor! So refreshing!

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 03, 2014 at 9:45 am

        Thanks Joanne:)

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    5. Lori

      June 03, 2014 at 11:45 am

      I have never heard of this...lovely! Another thing I am bookmarking to try! 🙂

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 03, 2014 at 12:28 pm

        Do try it Lori:)

        Reply
    6. Malathi

      June 05, 2014 at 5:01 am

      looks yummy… step my blog for more health beneficial recipes

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 05, 2014 at 8:42 am

        Thanks for visiting my blog. You have awesome blog. Looking forward for ur future post

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    7. Emily @amummytoo

      June 07, 2014 at 7:53 am

      Wow, this looks gorgeous – what a lovely, light dessert. Thanks so much for linking up with #recipeoftheweek – I’ve pinned and tweeted this post and there’s a fresh linky going live at 6pm this evening 🙂

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      • Traditionally Modern Food

        June 07, 2014 at 10:48 am

        I am glad to know:)thanks..

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    8. Sundari

      June 02, 2015 at 12:31 pm

      Wow!! Looks cool and delicious!! Yumm!!

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      • Vidya Srinivasan

        June 02, 2015 at 3:42 pm

        Thanku Sundari:-)

        Reply
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