Lemon and lime granita

Lemon and lime granita

This lemon and lime granita recipe has the tangy flavour of fresh lemons and limes – and hardly any calories.

Lemon and lime granita

For an iced dessert with a caffeine kick, try espresso granita.

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Takes 20 minutes to make, plus cooling and freezing

This lemon and lime granita recipe has the tangy flavour of fresh lemons and limes – and hardly any calories.

For an iced dessert with a caffeine kick, try espresso granita.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
101kcals
Fat
trace (trace saturated)
Protein
0.1g
Carbohydrates
26.8g (26.8g sugars)
Salt
Trace

Ingredients

  • 2 large juicy lemons
  • 2 juicy limes
  • 100g caster sugar
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Method

  1. Peel the zest from the lemons and limes with a potato peeler and chop roughly. Put the sugar, 150ml water and zest into a pan and stir over a gentle heat, until the mixture comes to a simmer and the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and cool.
  2. Squeeze the juice from the lemons and limes and stir into the sugar syrup. Strain the mixture into a shallow freezerproof container with a lid, cover, and freeze until the mixture begins to freeze at the edges – about 2 hours.
  3. Scrape all the ice from the sides of the box and break up into smaller crystals with a fork. Re-cover and return to the freezer. Repeat every 30 minutes, until you have a frozen but grainy mixture. Return to the freezer until you are ready to serve.
  4. Spoon into tall glass tumblers, decorate with a twist of lemon or lime zest, if you like, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories
101kcals
Fat
trace (trace saturated)
Protein
0.1g
Carbohydrates
26.8g (26.8g sugars)
Salt
Trace

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