Cantaloupe Orange Granita is the best most refreshing answer to the test that many of us are facing these days……..
The heat!
Are your lawns crunchy? Is your hair frizzy? Do people congregate around your open freezer door?
Well, I say no more.
And although this granita won’t cure crispy grass and fuzzy heads, it will help you to look at them with more loving eyes.
I got your back, my friends.
Sometimes we need more than just chilled fruit to munch on (though that is pleasant in its own right). We need more than a tall glass of freshly squeezed pulp-y orange juice (though most days that’s a luxury). Nope, sometimes we just need more.
We need ice.
Flavored ice.
Ice chips.
Shaved ice.
Italian ice.
Slushied fruity ice.
Granita.
Cantaloupe Orange Granita.
Whatever you want to call it…just don’t call me late to the party when it’s being served!
It doesn’t get simpler than my Cantaloupe Orange Granita.
Pack your blender with cubed cantaloupe, sugar, orange juice and water. Blend until the cantaloupe is pulverized and you have what appears to be cantaloupe juice. Pour the liquid in a 13×9 baking dish. Place in the freezer (yes, that same freezer that hopefully hasn’t lost all its cool due to the family gatherings happening there). Check on the mixture every hour or so for the first couple hours. And by check, I mean, scrape the dickens out of it with your favorite scraping utensil – a fork. After a good 4 hours or so, your treat should be ready.
I made mine in the evening and let it set overnight. This way, I woke to a gorgeous and refreshing breakfast that started my day on the perfect note.
Speaking of perfect notes…you might want to check out my Black Grape & Ginger Granita while you’re here…
Melon and citrus are a match made in heaven – add a freezer – and you’ve got yourself an answer to your frizzy haired prayers.
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Cantaloupe Orange Granita
- Category: Dessert
Description
Cantaloupe Orange Granita is the best most refreshing answer to the test that many of us are facing these days… The heat!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. cubed cantaloupe
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour mixture into a 13×9 baking pan.
- Freeze for an hour or so, until edges are slushy.
- Remove from freezer and using a fork, scrape the ice crystals.
- Return to freezer and continue freezing for 3 or more hours. Continue to scrape the ice once every hour.
- Continue to freeze for up to 24 hours.
- To serve, remove from freezer and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Scrape again, and with a scoop, spoon into small vessels.
CIAO!
Totally delicious way to beat the heat Annie! It sounds extremely refreshing! Pinned and can’t wait to give this one a try!
These are some delicious flavors Annie, sounds super refreshing!
Hanging on to summer and all its fresh flavors!! Thanks, friend! 🙂
Love this granita! And your photos. OMG! Tell the truth…you are a professional food photogrpaher for Saveur, right? This recipe has me thinking about all sorts of delicious possibilities, like watermelon granita, strawberry granita, kiwi granita. Our CSA will have cantaloupes soon and this is the first thing I’m making with them 🙂
Oh myyyyy… could you please call Saveur and give them your professional opinion on that!;) You are the sweetest! Yep – this was made from cantaloupe from our CSA! So, so good!! Enjoy, my friend! 🙂
I didn’t even think of this as a breakfast treat until you mentioned it. A little bit of egg and toast on the side with this? So easy and perfect!
I’m a rebel, Mary!;) And I say yes to egg and toast on the side! Always!! 🙂
This looks so refreshing and perfect for Summer! Plus, love the colour! Pinned, of course 🙂 Have a great week! xo
Thank you, lovely! This is perfect for these humid August days… Thanks for the pin! xo
Our local melons are just coming in (along with the heat!) and this is going to be so awesome and refreshing!
Ahh! Yes! Enjoy!! 🙂
Boy this sounds so refreshing and that first photo had me. Wow!
Awhhh! Thanks, pal!! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Oh my goodness. We’ve got crazy high temps here and I need cool refreshing treats like this. It looks so perfect! Granita is the best. Love that you used two orange fruits together!
This will help!! Stay cool, my friend! 🙂
Granita always reminds me of Taormina, our first stop in Italy before embarking on a semester abroad. We were only there for a few days, but I remember having the most wonderful granita and oh my, the oranges were like nothing I had ever had before! Easily one of my most favorite spots in Italy! I love the cantaloupe and orange combo, Annie! And it’s SO perfect for those hot summer days! Cool, refreshing, easy to make – just perfect!
Oh myyyy – I’ve never been to Taormina but it needs to go on the list! It is incredible how mammoth the citrus in Italy is! This is a refreshing treat especially for these overly-balmy days! Thank you, friend!! 🙂
Great recipe idea for summer season. Awesome 🙂
Thanks so much, Puja!! 🙂
I love granita and this one looks fantastic and so refreshing. Orange and cantaloupe sound so well together, I love them both but never had a combo. Hot days or not, I am sure I am going to love this beauty. Love that pretty color too! 🙂
Melon and citrus are delicious together! So happy you like!! Thanks, dear! 🙂
I always knew you had my back! Also, I still maintain my belief that this perfectly summery granita can and will cure crispy grass and fuzzy heads. 😉 I’ve got to at least try it, right? Hehe. My friend, as always, I’m delighted by the visual feast that is your photography. <3 I love that you had this for breakfast. Now, how about ya ship some over to me? Think it'll make it? 😉 Have a happy weekend full of lots of fun, Annie. xo Pinned!
The shipping begins!! I dig your beliefs and I will join you! Maybe that’s all that’s been missing for me…a stronger belief in the power of the granita over crispy grass and fuzzy heads!! Have a beautiful weekend, my dear! Thanks for the pin! xo
We have had a strange summer….really hot, and then rainy and cool. Yesterday our high was only 70! Crazy 🙂 This granita is a must for those hot days!
We’ve been 98% hot hot hot and maybe 2% rainy, not even cool…making this little treat a blessing! 🙂
This granita looks awesome- I love cantaloupe and it’s definitely under appreciated- you put it to great use in this summery dessert 🙂
It is under appreciated, isn’t it?! Poor cantaloupe! Glad we can do something about it!! 🙂
Yes my hair is so frizzy, its spent the last few weeks in a bun, lol. This granita hits the spot, what a great flavor combo and I love the color. Take care.
Nothin’ wrong with buns!! But this granita will help you to let your down!! 🙂 Thanks, friend!
Ahhhh….granita….! You’re taking me home, today, my friend, with this luscious dessert! What flavors and such a summery thirst quenching color! Love it!
Awwhhhh! You know that I love that! Taking you home… This is a refreshing treat that can’t be beat! 🙂
This is a perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day! Looks so refreshing and delicious. Pinned!
It sure is!! Thanks, Cathy!! 🙂
We’re about to get hit with high temps here so this is perfect recipe, Annie. Love the color and I bet it’s delicious. I’m a big cantaloupe fan but always find that I have too much to eat – this would be a great way to use it up. Stay cool!
You know – this recipe changes it up just a little! It tastes like a big slushy cantaloupe! Enjoy….and stay cool, my friend! 🙂
Hahaha.. Ummm how did you know I have been hanging out with my head in the freezer? If I could shrink myself I’d put my whole self in there! Since I cant.. and walk in coolers are ridiculously expensive, I’m thinking I NEED a few gallons of this fabulous Cantaloupe Orange Granita in my life! I love cantaloupe SO much, so adding a bit of citrus and turning it into a granita is definitely the answer to my prayers, Annie! This looks perfect and the color is gorgeous! Love it! Pinned! Cheers dear friend! Xoxo
Hahahaha…I knew it! 😉 Freezers are pretty popular stomping grounds these days! I’m with you – I can’t stop looking at its color, either! Love it! Thank you, my dear! xoxo
Oh what a fun flavor, Annie! I love the mashup of cataloupe and orange. This just screams summer! And that pretty color is just perfect!
So fresh and bright and pretty! Thanks, Gayle!!