Comments on: lemon mint granita

By: rocksea

rocksea — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:21:24 +0000

the lemon mint granitas look special, feels like trying it asap. will make for my wife! thanks for the pictures and the recipe :)

By: Juliana

Juliana — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:48:57 +0000

Hey there Deb. her in WA where it is 102 today (and you know we don’t have AC) we are adapting this to make pedi-granita! we are using some flavored pediatric juice with electrolytes in place of the lemon, so that the kids don’t get dehydrated today. nobody lies to drink that stuff straight, its like the gunck they make you drink for your glucose test lol. This was perfect.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:34 +0000

I’ve been looking at these since June, but now that the weather has finally gotten hot and humid, it’s time to give them a shot. A different herb (like rosemary) or some grated ginger might also give this an interesting twist, although mint is sounding mighty tasty right now.

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:30:03 +0000

The granita is in the freezer and the limoncello is in the pantry. Thanks for the beautiful post. When I was pregnant I craved frozen lemon, I used to chase down the ice cream truck for a lemon shark…

By: Coco

Coco — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:56:08 +0000

I’ve made this twice since this post went up and I am loving it soooo much. The second time, I cheated and used a couple cups of lemonade. I blended a 1/4 c with some mint, strained it into the remaining lemonade and froze it. Can’t wait to experiment with other flavors this summer!

By: Jana

Jana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:52:17 +0000

this is wonderful! I cant wait to try it out, my mint is growing like crazy and I needed to trim it back….I keep thinking about other flavor combos like rasperry and blueberry but nothing sounds as good as this…does it work with honey instead of sugar?

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:47:30 +0000

I tried this recipe with lime and mint this last week, and like John, half the people thought it was too sour. So the next day, I made some sugar water and pack a tall glass full of the granita and pour the sugar water over just to cover to make a thick slush. The naysayers of the night before loved it!

By: JOhn

JOhn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:23:51 +0000

I made these last weekend for a lunch gathering, and to my great disappointment of the 10 people there, six (all of which were siblings and boyfriends) didn’t like it. I was sorely pissed because I loved it. The other five and then moi, LOVED IT; the perfect acidity to end a meal so I won’t crave something sinful five minutes later. Many thanks to you.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:02:39 +0000

Thanks for this amazing recipe! I made it (with 1/2 cup limoncello substituted for some water) for Father’s Day and it was a huge hit!

By: deb

deb — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:38:10 +0000

This makes far more granita than fits in four lemon cups. So if you want double the lemon cups, yes, but otherwise, I think it can serve 8 as is.