Champagne Cantaloupe Granita
- Level: Easy
- Total: 5 hr 15 min (includes freezing time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 5 to 6 servings
- Level: Easy
- Total: 5 hr 15 min (includes freezing time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 5 to 6 servings
Ingredients
4 cups chopped cantaloupe
1 1/2 cups California sparkling wine or rose
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon lime zest
4 to 6 fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Directions
- Puree the cantaloupe in a blender until smooth. In a mixing bowl, combine the wine and sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved; allow the bubbles time to settle. Add the pureed cantaloupe, the lime juice and the lime zest to the bowl. Stir well.
- Pour the mixture into a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish. Freeze for 2 hours. Remove from the freezer and, using a fork, scrape the granita into flakes. Freeze for another 2 to 3 hours.
- Serve the granita in martini glasses, garnished with a mint leaf.
