Pomegranate Granita Recipe, How to make Creamy Pomegranate Granita

April 11, 2016

Pomegranate Granita recipe with step by step process - It is simple, light and delicious dessert. Pomegranate is a wonderful and very healthy fruit.

Pomegranate is rich in antioxidants and other essential nutrients which prevents premature skin aging and keep the complexions smooth and radiant.

Apart from this, in general, pomegranate is an extremely healthy fruit with lots of other health benefits too.

Pomegranate are easily available in supermarkets throughout the year these days, otherwise earlier it comes in peak season coming in October to January. Pomegranates are a rich source of potassium.

Granita is similar to sorbet, it's chunkier and has lots of lovely crunchy ice crystals to munch on (with sorbet you blend the frozen mixture halfway through freezing). This will be covered in the freezer for 2 to 3 days, at my home it's finished in 1 day only :P :D :)

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Sabudana Khichdi
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Aloo Cheela
Sweet Raita

Let's start the process of easy-peasy creamy pomegranate granita recipe with simple step by step method -

Ingredients :

Pomegranate - 1.5 cup juice (about 2 cups of fruit)
Water - 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tsp
Mint leaves for garnish
Pomegranate arils for garnish

For Sugar Syrup
Sugar - 1/4 cup (adjust per taste)
Water - 1/4 cup (mine pomegranate is less sweet, so I take 1/4 cup of sugar, if your fruit is too sweet then add less amount of sugar

Preparation Method :

1. First, remove the pomegranate aril (pearls of seeds with pulp) from the fruit.

2. Bring the sugar and water to boil stirring to dissolve the sugar, set aside to cool down.

3. Process the pomegranate arils to a blender with little water and blend well. Pass through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds, and transfer the pure pomegranate juice to a large pan.

4. Mix the pomegranate juice and simple sugar syrup. Now add lemon juice and mix well.

5. Pour the mixture into a large pan or ceramic dish. Put into the freezer and every 1 hour, stir and scrap the mixture with a fork.

6. Again, place back the pan into the freezer for 1 more hour. After the second 1 hr, again pull out the pan and use a fork to scrape the ice crystals. Repeat the same process, for a third time. Freeze it overnight.

7. Now, freeze the granita for 1 final hour until nicely solid or you can leave it overnight. By now the granita should be flaky as seen in the pic.

Right before serving, pull the pan out of the freezer, use a fork to scrape the ice. Spoon it in serving glasses.

9. Enjoy cold. Garnish with some pomegranate arils, mint leaves and a slice of lemon.