Cantaloupe Melon Granita

 

Cantaloupe Melon Granita

 

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Serves 8

 

500 g Cantaloupe Melon, (weighed without skin or seeds)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoon grated ginger root, fresh
300 ml sugar-free fruit squash, apple flavoured, make up with water
6 tablespoon artificial sweetener, powdered
1 medium slice Cantaloupe Melon, cut into tiny slivers, to decorate

 

Cut the melon chunks and place them in a blender with the lemon juice, ginger, apple squash and sweetener. Blend until very smooth (you may have to do this in batches).

Tip the mixture into an ice-cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to freeze the mixture. Alternatively, tip into a freezer container and freeze for about 1 hour. Stir with a fork to break up the ice crystals, then freeze again for another hour. Repeat the stirring, then freeze until solid.

Take the container from the freezer about 25 minutes before you wish to serve, so that you can break it up with a fork. Scoop into glasses or bowls and serve immediately, decorated with tiny slivers of melon.

 

Use Charentais or honeydew melon instead of Cantaloupe