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🍽️ Refreshing Mint Fruit Granité

246 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp peppermint (coarsely chopped, fresh)
• 125 ml white wine
• 60 g powdered sugar
• 1 lime (juiced)
• 500 ml sparkling wine (dry)
• 4 sprigs red currants
• 4 strawberries
• 4 orange slices
• 100 g watermelon flesh
• 1 sprig peppermint
• 40 ml peppermint liqueur (optional)

Instructions

1. 1. Place the peppermint leaves, white wine, and powdered sugar in a shallow container.
2. 2. Stir the mixture well.
3. 3. Let the mixture infuse for at least two hours.
4. 4. Strain the squeezed lime juice through a sieve.
5. 5. Stir the lime juice into the wine and mint mixture.
6. 6. Top up the mixture with sparkling wine.
7. 7. Place the container in the freezer.
8. 8. Check the mixture every 15 to 20 minutes.
9. 9. Once the liquid starts to freeze at the edges, stir it vigorously with a spoon.
10. 10. Repeat stirring more or less frequently depending on your desired grain size.
11. 11. Ensure the granité resembles crushed ice.
12. 12. Peel the skin off the orange slices.
13. 13. Place the orange slices into four chilled glasses.
14. 14. Distribute the granité over the orange slices.
15. 15. Wash the fruits.
16. 16. Halve or quarter the strawberries depending on their size.
17. 17. Scoop balls out of the watermelon.
18. 18. Garnish the granité with the fruits and mint.
19. 19. Drizzle 1 cl of peppermint liqueur over each serving if desired.
20. 20. Serve the granité immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 246
• Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 0 g · Carbs: 28 g