Watermelon Granita

Watermelon Granita
How Refreshing Is This In The Summer!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Freezing Time: 4-5 hours

Ingredients
1 baby seedless watermelon
5 mint leaves + garnish
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

Cooking Tools
Blender
Shallow glass baking dish
Fine mesh strainer 

Directions
Cut watermelon in half and scoop out the watermelon, leaving decorative edges. (You will use the watermelon halves as bowls).  Place in blender watermelon, mint leaves, water and sugar and blend on high for 30 seconds.  Strain watermelon liquid through a fine mesh strainer as your pouring into the baking dish.  Place dish in freezer for an hour then pull out of freezer and using a fork, scrape ice to create ice crystals.  Place back in freezer and scrape every hour until frozen.  Serve in the decorative melon bowls and garnish with mint leaves.

Serves 4