Fresh Fruit Ice Trio: Lime, Watermelon & Pineapple
A refreshing trio of homemade fruit ices featuring tangy lime, sweet watermelon, and tropical pineapple. Each flavor is made with fresh fruit, simple syrup, and frozen to a perfect granita-like consistency.
Ingredients
- •¾ cup sugar
- •2¼ cups water
- •½ cup lime juice
- •3 limes lime zest
- •¼ cup sugar
- •2 cups water
- •4 cups watermelon
- •1 lime lime juice
- •½ cup sugar
- •2 cups water
- •1 whole pineapple
- •1 whole peeled pineapple
- •1 whole cored pineapple
- •3 cups chopped pineapple
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Prepare a Simple Syrup Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
10 min
- 2.
Add the Lime Juice and Freeze Pour the simple syrup and lime juice in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir in the lime zest. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
5 min
- 3.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well, using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. Allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
480 min
- 4.
Serve Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
5 min
- 5.
Prepare a Simple Syrup Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
10 min
- 6.
Puree the Watermelon and Freeze Puree the watermelon chunks (it is fine if small seeds are still attached) in a blender until smooth. Pour the simple syrup, lime juice, and watermelon puree in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir well. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
10 min
- 7.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well, using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. This time allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
480 min
- 8.
Serve Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
5 min
- 9.
Prepare a Simple Syrup Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan set over medium heat. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved. Remove from the heat and allow the syrup to cool.
10 min
- 10.
Puree the Pineapple and Freeze Puree the pineapple chunks in a blender until smooth. Pour the simple syrup and pineapple puree in a 9 by 11-inch nonreactive baking pan and stir well. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
10 min
- 11.
After 1 hour, stir the mixture well using a fork. Return to the freezer for another hour, then stir again. This time allow the mixture to freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight (it is not necessary to continue stirring after you have done it twice).
480 min
- 12.
Serve Remove the pan from the freezer and allow it to sit at room temperature for about 5 minutes. Using a fork, scrape the fruit ice and serve it in a small bowl.
5 min
