What is a lemondrop melon you ask? It looks like a bright yellow cantaloupe on the outside -and a honey dew on the inside!
It’s an amazingly sweet and juicy melon. It tastes a bit like a cross between a cantaloupe and a honeydew, with just a touch of lemon!
I love watermelon granita, so I thought I’d see how this came out – and it was great!
So here is how you do it –
Cut up about 1/2 the melon into chunks – roughly three cups.
Put into a blender with 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup club soda and 1/8 sherry. Then blend.
Taste it to see if its sweet enough for you. If not, add a little more sugar.
Pour it into a shallow glass dish and place in the freezer for two hours.
After two hours, bring it out and break up the forming ice crystals with a fork. It will still be a little slushy right now, but that’s ok. Put it back in the freezer.
Break up the crystals again after 2 hours and one more time after that. Then wait until the next day.
Break up the crystals that have formed (there won’t be much) and place the granita in a covered container for storage.
Serve in a dish with a sprig of lemon balm or lemon basil. Cool and refreshing dessert!
Makes about 3 cups of granita – or Italian Ice.
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I have seen Giada make this on Foodnetwork but never had it myself. Yours looks delicious. I will give this a try this summer. Thanks
It’s pretty simple to do. Thanks for stopping by!
How refreshing does that look? What a perfect treat during the warm weather. Yummed and pinned!
You can do it with just about any fruit as well – thanks for stopping by!
This would be a super refreshing and super tasty drink during out hot and humid summer!
It’s actually like ice cream – but you could mix it in sparkling water and it would be great – hey! I think I need to try that! Thanks Winnie!