Easy Watermelon Granita

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Ingredients

4 cups seedless watermelon

1/2 cup sugar

1 juice of lemon

large glass measuring bowl

blender or food processor

9 inches x 13 baking dish

Preparation

Cut in half and quarter a small watermelon. Scoop the watermelon from each quarter with an ice cream scoop into a large glass measuring bowl until you have 4 cups. If you don't have a large glass measuring bowl scoop melon into a bowl and measure out the correct amount. The glass measuring bowl just makes things easier.

Take a taste test for sweetness. The sweetness of watermelons varies so much. Adjust the amount of sugar accordingly.

Squeeze lemon juice into measuring bowl with the melon pieces. Sprinkle sugar on top and mixed to incorporate.

Pour the melon mixture into your blender or food processor. Pulse to break the pieces up well and then hit the puree button if you have one and process the ingredients until all the pieces of melon are completely gone. Your looking for a semi smooth liquid. You will not get a completely smooth liquid because of the texture of the watermelon.

Pour into a glass 9 x 13 baking pan.

After one hour take the pan out of the freezer and break up the ice crystals with a fork. Run your fork around the inside edges of the pan also to incorporate those frozen bits in with the rest of the mixture.

Do this two more times after an hour.

Once your granita has reached this point put it into an airtight container for easy storage in your freeze.