yep, those are all from my garden!
My watermelon that decided to come up all by themselves from last year.
Now, we love watermelon...but one family can only eat so much!
I have never tried freezing watermelon before.
Come to find out...it's delicious.
Watermelon Granita
6 cups watermelon (seeds removed)
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup sugar*
*several recipes called for more sugar, but I started with 1/4 cup and that was plenty. I think we could have omitted the extra sugar all together, since watermelon is pretty sweet all on its own.
Directions - puree watermelon in a food processor or blender (I used the food processor). Add lime juice and sugar (if using) and give it a few pulses to mix. Pour into freezable container. Let freeze 1 to 2 hours then mix. Place back into freezer to harden. Scrape with fork and serve.
Of course, if you're like me, you forget about the granita in the freezer and go to bed, skipping the whole mixing part at 1-2 hours. Then you have a frozen block in the morning. No problem. Let sit at room temp until it starts to melt some, take a fork and scrape away. This is delicious and refreshing. I was amazed at how much flavor the lime juice adds to the watermelon.
Here, have some...
For an adult treat, you can also add tequila for frozen watermelon margaritas! YUM!
We also made watermelon popsicles, with just pureed watermelon. Blend it up and pour into popsicle molds. The kids love it and it's a convenient way to eat watermelon!
Oooh! I never had frozen watermelon before! That looks really good! :)
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Our garden too is producing gorgeous watermelons this year so I have been freezing a lot of juice.
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Cook Lisa Cook
YUM! Never had frozen watermelon before, but it's looks so tasty!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
ReplyDelete~Kimberlee
Frozen watermelon smoothies are really good too. Just blend up some frozen melon and some yogurt and milk.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that looks so good. I can't believe those big watermelons came from your garden. I bet they are way better than the ones from the store. Stopping by from Tasty Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteYummy, love that they are from your garden, gorgeous. I've never had luck growing watermelon. That granita is calling my name.
ReplyDeleteOh this looks so good! I love watermelon and this looks like a real refreshing way to serve it!!
ReplyDeleteomg! Your granita looks fantastic! I sure wish you could share one of those watermelons with me. I have not had one single watermelon this year. Sad sad! Usually by now, I have had four or five. That has to be the one thing that I dislike about moving to New England. I have yet to find a decent looking watermelon this year. They are all small, round and expensive.
ReplyDeleteThis looks incredibly refreshing! I linked to you from Made from Scratch Tuesday. I can't wait to try this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!! Look at all those watermelons!! It's like our garden, but ours has been taken over by butternut squash....
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely try this watermelon salsa recipe;
http://www.candidrd.com/2009/05/watermelon-salsa-and-other-good-eats.html
It's amazing and tastes even better with blue corn tortilla chips! Or, over a white fish or scallops.
YUM! What a great summertime treat... I'm definitely going to make some of the adult version of these this weekend!
ReplyDelete-Rachel
WoW! What a bounty, thanks for sharing this great treat with the Hearth and Soul hop!
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome, I love watermelon!
ReplyDeleteThat looks incredible! Especially on a hot Oklahoma day. If your blender / processor will do it...the seeds are actually very healthy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing at the hearth and soul hop.