Ingredients
Fresh Mint Ice Cream:
1 cup whole milk 🥛
2 cups mint leaves 🌿
3/4 cup sugar 🍬
2 cups heavy cream 🥛
5 egg yolks 🥚
A pinch of salt 🧂
Salted Watermelon Granita:
3 cups watermelon 🍉
1/3 cup sugar 🍬
1 lemon, juiced 🍋
1 teaspoon flaked sea salt 🧂
Instructions
Salted Watermelon Granita:
1️⃣ Add watermelon, sugar, and lemon juice to the bowl of a food processor and puree until smooth. 🍉🍋
2️⃣ Pour the mixture into a shallow freezer-proof dish, such as a glass or metal 9×13 baking dish, and place it in the freezer. ❄️
3️⃣ After 30 minutes, scrape the mixture with a fork, moving any ice crystals from the edges to the middle and breaking up any large pieces. Continue to scrape every 30 minutes until the mixture is fully frozen (about 3-4 hours). 🍧
4️⃣ Sprinkle the granita with sea salt before serving. 🧂
Fresh Mint Ice Cream:
5️⃣ In a heavy saucepan over medium heat, heat the milk, sugar, and 1 cup of heavy cream until it just begins to bubble on the edges. Remove from heat, then add mint leaves. Cover and let steep for 1-2 hours. 🌿🥛
6️⃣ In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks until smooth. 🥚
7️⃣ Reheat the mint mixture. Drizzle 1/3 of the warm mixture into the bowl with egg yolks in a thin stream while continuously mixing. 🍃
8️⃣ Pour the tempered egg yolks back into the saucepan, and slowly heat until thickened and the mixture coats the back of a spoon. 🍮
9️⃣ Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl and mix in the remaining cup of heavy cream. Chill completely, then follow the instructions on your ice maker to churn. 🍦
Assembly:
🔟 Layer scoops of granita and ice cream in a small dish. Enjoy! 🍧🍦
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Freezing Time: 4 hours