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April 22, 2016 By Tina Dawson Leave a Comment

Pineapple Mint Granita

Pineapple Mint Granita – 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!
Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

After the gorgeous Pineapple Sanwei Makhin I made a couple of days ago, I was left with a lot of pineapple. Normally, I’d just binge eat them while watching TV, but this time, left with the elegance of the Sanwei Makhin, I knew I had to make something better with them.

Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

Granita is Italian for ‘kind of water ice‘. It’s a partially frozen liquid, flavoured and sweetened. While a sorbet, made pretty much using the same ingredients, generally needs an ice-cream maker to get a smooth, velvety texture – the granita is more forgiving.

All over Italy, you’ll find that the Granita gets grainier and grainier with each town you pass.

And it is so, so simple!

You juice some fruit in a food processor/blender – Add water, sugar (or any other sweetener of choice). I used pineapple, mint, water and sugar. Remember, liquids when frozen loose some of their sweetness. So add a little more sugar than you care for.

Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

Then you pour it into a shallow metal container. I used a 9inch square cake tin.

Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

Then you freeze it. After about 2 hours, run a fork through it to break up the crystals. Return back to the freezer for a good 5-6 hours. Break up the frozen liquid with a fork.

Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!
Squish these large pieces with the fork until you get a sand-like texture.
Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

Re-freeze until ready to serve! How simple was that???

This summer, the Pineapple Granita is a weapon you do want to stock your arsenal with!

Pineapple Mint Granita - 4 ingredients to a simple, refreshing dessert. Perfect to enjoy this summer. Tropical Fruits and Ice!

Pineapple Mint Granita

Created by Tina Dawson on April 22, 2016

  • Prep Time:10m
  • Total Time:6h 10m
  • Serves: 6
  • Yield: 3-4 cups

Ingredients

  • 3 c chopped pineapple cubes
  • 2 -4tbsp mint leaves
  • 1 c water
  • Sugar or sweetener of choice, to taste

Instructions

  1. Blend the pineapple, water, sugar until smooth.
  2. Add the mint leaves at the end and give it one last blitz to break up the leaves.
  3. Pour into a large metal container and freeze for 2 hours.
  4. Shred the ice crystals with a fork and re-freeze for 5-6hours.
  5. Shred the granita again with a fork.
  6. Freeze until ready to serve.
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Comments

  1. Little Sunny Kitchen says

    April 24, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    Granita is one of my favourite desserts! It’s so easy and refreshing, and I love the combination of pineapple and mint ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:53 am

    Oh how refreshingly delicious does this sound?! I’d be tempted to serve it over vanilla ice cream too.

    Reply
    • Tina Dawson says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:38 pm

      I like how you think Elizabeth! My kinda peeps! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Sara | Belly Rumbles says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:51 am

    I love granita in summer, so refreshing and light. Quenches those long hot summer days.

    Reply
    • Tina Dawson says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      Yup, it sure does!

      Reply
  4. Mackenzie Ryan says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:31 am

    This just mixed together two of my favorite summer flavors in a refreshing dessert! This recipe has my heart!

    Reply
    • Tina Dawson says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      Yaay!!! I’m glad you like these two, they’re one my of fav flavour combos too!

      Reply
  5. Jessica {Swanky Recipes} says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:05 am

    I’ve always wanted to make granita for the family and this recipe sounds perfect! I bet it will be gone before the end of the night, yum!

    Reply
    • Tina Dawson says

      April 22, 2016 at 7:40 pm

      Yup, it sure will… You must try this! it’s so perfect to eat on a hot summer’s day!

      Reply

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