Food Recipes Watermelon Mojito Granita Recipe Be the first to rate & review! This retro granita dessert recipe reads like a dispatch from the old-school days of recipes scrawled on 3x5 note cards, combining watermelon, white rum, and mint jelly, plus a generous dose of lime juice. The use of mint jelly is ingenious, as it helps the granita have a silky—not gritty—texture. The alcohol from the rum will keep the granita from freezing too hard, but it’s worth keeping an eye on the timing between scrapes. Eat by the pool on a hot day with some tunes from the sixties. By FOLIO Top Women in Media 2020, Up-And-Comer * New Achiever Award 2020, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences * Pacesetter Award 2019, University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences * Level One Certification, Court of Master Sommeliers" tabindex="0" data-inline-tooltip="true"> Ivy Odom Ivy Odom Ivy is an Editorial Producer for Dotdash Meredith, and hosts an array of lifestyle videos. She also authors a bi-monthly recipe column for Southern Living. Ivy has over four years of experience as on-camera talent across multiple platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat, television, and other social channels, as well as extensive producing and editing experience for TikTok. Ivy earned a B.S.F.C.S. in Consumer Journalism and a B.A. in Spanish from The University of Georgia, and graduated first in her class from the culinary arts program at L'Academie de Cuisine. Ivy grew up in Moultrie, Georgia and now lives in Birmingham, Alabama, where it's a really fun place to be a Georgia Bulldawg. Highlights: * FOLIO Top Women in Media 2020, Up-And-Comer * New Achiever Award 2020, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences * Pacesetter Award 2019, University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences * Level One Certification, Court of Master Sommeliers Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 15, 2019 Rate PRINT Share Close Photo: Antonis Achilleos Hands On Time: 10 mins Total Time: 6 hrs 40 mins Yield: 12 serves Ingredients 7 cups chopped seedless watermelon (from 1 small [3 lb.] melon) ⅓ cup (3⅔ oz.) white rum (such as Bacardí Superior) ⅓ cup mint jelly ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from 2 limes) Directions Process all ingredients in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; cover and freeze 3 hours, 30 minutes. Uncover; scrape mixture surface with a fork until it resembles a slushy. Re-cover and freeze 3 hours. Uncover; re-scrape mixture surface, and serve. Rate It Print