| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Inactive: | 35 min |
| Yield: | about 1 quart |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 40 min |
| Prep: | 5 min |
| Inactive: | 35 min |
| Yield: | about 1 quart |
Ingredients
- 1 (2-pound) piece seedless watermelon, rind removed and flesh cut into 1-inch pieces to yield about 3 1/2 cups
- 1 (6-ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
- 3/4 cup ginger ale, chilled
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (from about 3 large limes)
- 1/2 cup grenadine (recommended: Rose’s)
Instructions
- In a blender, blend the watermelon, pineapple juice, ginger ale, lime juice, and grenadine until smooth. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze, according to the manufacturer’s instructions, for about 35 minutes.
- Spoon into glasses or small bowls and serve.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 96 calorie |
| Total Fat | 0 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 0 grams |
| Cholesterol | 0 milligrams |
| Sodium | 9 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 24 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 grams |
| Protein | 0 grams |
| Sugar | 19 grams |
| Calories | 96 calorie |
| Total Fat | 0 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 0 grams |
| Cholesterol | 0 milligrams |
| Sodium | 9 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 24 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 grams |
| Protein | 0 grams |
| Sugar | 19 grams |
Reviews
Really yummy, make sure you have all your ingredients in the refrigerator over night before making to help it freeze ok. I think it made a little more than my ice cream maker is made for but it just takes a little longer than the recipe says to freeze. I bet this would make really good popsicles if you’re having trouble getting it to set in an ice cream maker or as ice cubes to add to a drink. Will make again.
Turned out perfect, instead of grenadine, I used 4 drops of red food coloring. Could be called granita, wonderful for dipping brioche or biscotti. Saving to my recipe box.
Yummy!!! Light and refreshing! Kids loved it too!
I followed the recipe exactly, and I, too, did not get it to set. So I poured it over ice, added rum, and had a lovely drink.
I was so excited to make this recipe! I waited for a hot day when my kids had friends over. I followed the instructions to a T. This recipe would not freeze for me. My ice cream maker said 16 minutes for sorbet, it was still pure liquid. The recipe said about 35 minutes so I left it in. It would not freeze! I put it in the freezer to solidify and it turned into an ice cube. It came out terrible for me. Not sure why:(
Really really good, and a beautiful color, too. I followed the instructions exactly, but felt like it needed something. Here’s how I added a little zing. I doubled the recipe. Then I added 1 C. sugar, 1 C vodka (in addition to the ginger ale and 1 C more grenadine. I mixed everything with my immersion blender. Then I strained it all into the container for my ice cream churn. Churned for 30 minutes, then finished in the freezer. With the vodka added, it won’t freeze very hard. This is fabulous on a hot summer day! I paired it with Fuzzy Navel sorbet, what a treat!
i love your show i always watched your show every day i love how you make your food giada
It was delicious Giada!You always think of good recipes.Me and Adriana love your show. And again DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Also we did not have an ice cream maker and blender but we made it work whith a food prossecer and freezer.
it’s really wonderful for a very hot day
This is an excellent and simple recipe and I was glad that I finally found some way to use all of our watermelons from the garden. The taste is really good, my only issue with it was that even with using the ice cream maker, it still froze in one big block and I couldn’t ever really “scoop” it, but rather flake it after microwaving for a few seconds.