• For such a delicious dessert, granita still seems widely underrated. Hopefully this grapefruit, strawberry and mint granita will inspire you to make it again and again. Just the right blend of sweet, fresh and tart, this frozen pudding is a real winner.

    If we’ve managed to convince you that granita is simply glorious, give this recipe a try for a different flavour experience. 

    Grapefruit, strawberry and mint granita

    Serves: Makes 500ml
    Cooking Time: 15 mins + freezing

    Ingredients

    • 250g fresh strawberries, stalks removed and halved
    • 250ml (1 cup) grapefruit lemonade
    • 30ml (2 tbsp) fresh mint

    Instructions

    1

    Place the strawberries, grapefruit lemonade and mint into a blender and blitz until smooth.

    2

    Strain the mixture and pour into an ice-cream container. Freeze the mixture. During the freezing process, use a fork to break down the ice crystals to form a granita. Repeat this process twice while freezing.

    Notes

    Adult spike: Add a dash of sake to the mixture before freezing.