Food and Recipes Fruits Pineapple Pineapple Granita Recipe Icy granita is a just-right treat on hot summer days. By Pam Lolley Pam Lolley With 30+ years of experience in the culinary field, Recipe Tester & Developer Pam Lolley, has created and tested 1000s of recipes for Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on June 27, 2022 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Active Time: 20 mins Freeze Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 8 serves Looking for a special dessert that won't require you to turn on the oven? Try this tangy, melt-in-your-mouth pineapple granita. Most granita recipes require scraping the frozen mixture with a fork every 30 minutes, but this version is more hands-off and still produces fluffy ice crystals. Garnish each serving with pineapple leaves and wedges and lime zest curls for a fancy finish. Ingredients 5 cups coarsely chopped fresh pineapple (about 30 oz.) 1 1/4 cups bottled coconut water (such as Vita Coco) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon Key lime zest plus 2 Tbsp. fresh juice (from 1 lime) Lime zest, for garnish Directions Process first 4 ingredients in a food processor until completely smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour mixture into a 13- x 9-inch dish. Freeze, uncovered, until just set but not completely frozen, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Rake through granita using a fork, breaking up any large chunks. Return mixture to freezer; freeze until completely set and frozen, 2 to 3 hours. Rake through granita until it is completely broken up and no large chunks remain. Transfer granita to an airtight container. Freeze up to 2 weeks. Sprinkle servings with lime zest. Print