May 7, 2026 by Max Bredow

Watermelon Granita

Name: Watermelon Granita
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 250 min
Yield: About 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 scoops Saltivate Watermelon; 8 cups cubed seedless watermelon (about 2 3/4 lbs, 1.25 kg), enough for 4 cups (950 ml) of juice; 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)

Updated July 7, 2026

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SlushiesPrep 10 minWait 4.0 hMakes About 6 servings

Dish of fork-scraped watermelon granita with coupe glasses and a jar of Saltivate Watermelon

Watermelon granita is proof that the best frozen desserts need the least equipment. No popsicle molds, no Ninja Creami, no churning: just sweetened watermelon juice in a baking dish, forked into heaps of pale pink ice crystals that melt cold and lightly salty-sweet on your tongue. It is what you want when ice cream feels too heavy and plain water feels like homework, and two scoops of Saltivate Watermelon mean every bowl puts back some of the sodium you lose in sweat.

Ingredients

Makes about 6 servings. Two scoops across the batch works out to roughly a third of a serving of electrolytes per bowl.

2 scoops Saltivate Watermelon
8 cups cubed seedless watermelon (about 2 3/4 lbs, 1.25 kg), enough for 4 cups (950 ml) of juice
2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)

Instructions

Mash the watermelon cubes in a bowl with a fork or potato masher, then press through a fine-mesh sieve until you have 4 cups (950 ml) of juice. A blender works too, but you do not need one.
Whisk in the Saltivate Watermelon and lime juice until fully dissolved.
Pour into a 9x13 inch metal baking dish. The liquid should sit about 1/2 inch deep.
Freeze uncovered for 1 hour, until ice forms around the edges. Scrape with the tines of a fork, pulling the frozen bits toward the center.
Keep freezing and scraping every 45 minutes, 3 to 4 more rounds and about 4 hours total, until the whole dish is dry, fluffy crystals.
Fluff one last time and spoon into chilled glasses or bowls.

Serving suggestions and variations

If your melon tastes bland, whisk in 1 tbsp sugar or honey along with the lime juice.
A metal dish freezes faster than glass or ceramic; if you only have glass, expect an extra round of scraping.
Granita keeps in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a week. Re-scrape with a fork for a minute before serving to bring back the fluffy texture.

Per serving: about 75 kcal (estimate).