Mojito Granita + Mint Syrup + Sea Salt Cream Recipes ✍️🍋‍🟩

There’s something about a granita that feels a little more romantic than a frozen cocktail. Maybe it’s the flaky ice crystals, maybe it’s the fact that you scrape it with a fork like an adult snow cone, maybe it’s just that it feels equally acceptable as a cocktail or dessert.

Either way, this Mojito Granita has officially become one of my favorite summer hosting tricks.

Click for my Mojito Recipe + Variations

A granita is an Italian frozen dessert made by freezing a liquid mixture and repeatedly scraping it with a fork to create fluffy ice crystals. Think somewhere between shaved ice, a snow cone, and sorbet, but lighter, icier, and more delicate.

The best part:

• No blender needed

• can be made ahead

• feels weirdly elegant for how easy it is

• 1 cup fresh lime juice

• 1/2 cup mint syrup (recipe below)

• 1 cup white rum

• 1 1/2 cups sparkling water or club soda

• Zest of 1 lime

• Tiny pinch of sea salt

In a shallow metal baking dish, combine:

• lime juice

• mint syrup

• rum

• sparkling water

• lime zest

• pinch of sea salt

Give it a taste before freezing. It should taste bright, tart, and slightly stronger than you think since freezing dulls flavor.

Place in freezer uncovered.

After about 2-3 hours, scrape with a fork. Continue scraping every 30–45 minutes for about 3–4 hours until fluffy icy crystals form throughout. (So I recommend starting this in the morning & it’s ready for the afternoon pool sesh!)

The more times you scrape it, the prettier the texture becomes.

Tip: Freeze the bowl before whipping your sea salt cream! A cold bowl helps the cream whip faster and gives it that soft, silky texture perfect for spooning over the granita.

• 1 cup heavy cream

• heavy pinch of flaky sea salt

• 1-2 tbsp powdered sugar

Whisk heavy cream and sea salt until softly thickened.

Then whisk in your powdered sugar, start with 1 tbsp and taste if you want to add more.

You want it thick but pourable, not stiff whipped cream.

Spoon or drizzle over the top of the granita right before serving.

Option: add a splash of vanilla bean paste!