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Strawberry-Grape Granita

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When the weather turns hot my children love to snack on ice cream. The problem is that ice cream is not the most healthy snack. Not to mention that all that dairy in the heat tends to upset their little tummies. So in an effort to come up with a better,lighter snacks I got to thinking about the wonderful Italian Ices I used to enjoy as a child. They were light and refreshing but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. So I develop my own!

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup hot water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3 cups sliced hulled strawberries (1 pound whole berries)
  • 2 cups California Grapes (can red or green whatever color you prefer)

To Make:

  1. Stir first 3 ingredients in small bowl until sugar dissolves.
  2. Blend 3 cups strawberries and grapes in processor until smooth.
  3. Add sugar syrup and blend until combined.
  4. Pour mixture into 13x9x2-inch nonstick metal baking pan.
  5.  Freeze until icy around edges, about 25 minutes.
  6. Using fork, stir icy portions into middle of pan. Freeze until mixture is frozen, stirring edges into center every 20 to 30 minutes, about 1 1/2 hours.
  7. Using fork, scrape granita into flaky crystals.
  8. Cover tightly and freeze.
  9.  Scrape granita into bowls.
My kids love these  and I feel comfortable giving them to them.You can, if you wish, lower the the amount of sugar but I wouldn’t advise lowering it too much. To tell you the truth I love them too.
**I was chosen to write this recipe as part of a campagin with the California Table Grape Commission because of my association with Family Review Network. I was given a copy of Green, Black, Red cookbook and  $10 to  shop for fresh grapes from California. The recipe provided and all opinions are 100% completely my own.**

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  1. This sounds so refreshing! There’s nothing like a cool beverage on a hot day, plus strawberries and grapes are great together.

  2. Interesting strawberries and grapes together? I think my little ones would love this!

  3. This looks amazing. You can even make an adult version and spike up. I am going to try this for sure.

  4. This looks really good and it would be better than most popsicles! I am incredibly lazy in the summer- another thing you can do with grapes is just freeze them on a sheet- kids love frozen grapes and they arent messy either 🙂

  7. this is such an easy recipe. My children also love to snack on ice creams and Popsicle so this would be an awesome treat – – Paul T/Pauline T aka Paul Tran….. emscout9 at Hotmail dot com

  12. I don’t care what the ingredients are–this looks like a lucious drink I’d love to make!

  15. I would have never thought to put grapes and strawberries together, as soon as it warms up, I’m trying this!

  16. This looks delicious for the whole family. I can easily see this becoming a summer time tradition drink for us!

  18. This just looks so refreshing! Hmm . . . is there an adult version? LOL! Have a great weekend!!

  19. this is something totally different for me. sounds great for a hot summer day. We love the taste of strawberries and grapes so I know this would be a hit around here!

  20. I am so glad I stumbled on this recipe. It is hotter then heck here today and my daughter has a soar throat. This would be perfect. It looks so good.

  21. I’ve been eyeing the organic grapes at Whole Foods – this recipe would be perfect for them! And the strawberries are still good, too. It is very pretty, it would be good for a shower, a ladies’ luncheon, and of course, just the regular gang!