Lemon Granita

Name: Lemon Granita
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 -3 large lemons or 5 lime; 1 cup water; 1/3 cup sugar

Submitted by Pancreatically Chal

"This recipe is from the CosmoGIRL! website. Choose from either the lemons or the limes in the recipe to make your snack."

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Ready In:: 4hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 3
Serves:: 1

ingredients

2 -3 large lemons or 5 lime
1 cup water
¹⁄₃ cup sugar

directions

1. With a vegetable peeler, remove the zest (the colored part of the rind - not the white stuff) in long pieces from the fruit.
2. Squeeze the juice from the fruit to yield 1/2 cup juice. (Rolling the fruit on the counter under your palms will break the juice sacs inside and make it easier to squeeze the juice.).
3. In a small, heavy saucepan, heat the water and sugar, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in the zest and transfer the syrup to a bowl to cool. Chill syrup, covered, until cold.
4. Discard zest and stir in citrus juice.
5. Freeze the lemon mixture in a metal bowl, stirring every 30 minutes to scrape down the ice crystals from the side of the bowl, until liquid is granular but still slushy (about 4 hours). Serve immediately.