Grapefruit-Mint Granite
Published July 27, 1996
- Total Time
- 3 hours 15 minutes
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Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
3 cups strained fresh pink-grapefruit juice (3 to 4 medium pink grapefruits)
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Mint sprigs, for garnish
Nutritional analysis per serving (5 to 6 servings)
46 grams carbs; 181 calories; 4 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 34 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and place over high heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil without stirring for 1 minute. Let cool. Refrigerate syrup until cold.
- Step 2
Stir together the syrup, grapefruit juice, lemon zest, lemon juice and mint. Put in a shallow nonreactive pan and place in the freezer. Stir every 20 to 30 minutes until frozen throughout, about 3 hours. Scrape into glasses and serve garnished with mint sprigs.
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I thooroughly squeezed medium juicy grapefruits and got little more than 2 cups of juice, fyi. I had to supplement with orange.