By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 4
194 cal · 360 min
Pink Grapefruit & Campari Granita With Fresh Mint
Recipe GLPR80f6da971cad7b
A refreshing Italian-style frozen granita that captures the bright, citrusy essence of pink grapefruit balanced with the herbal bitterness of Campari. Fresh mint provides an aromatic finish to this elegant, icy dessert perfect for warm weather.
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Ingredients
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon finely grated grapefruit zest
2 cups fresh pink grapefruit juice
1/3 cup Campari
6 to 8 fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Directions
In a small saucepan, combine sugar, water, and coarsely chopped mint leaves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar dissolves completely, about 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the grapefruit zest. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the mint leaves and zest, pressing gently on the solids. Discard the solids.
In a large bowl, whisk together the cooled sugar syrup, pink grapefruit juice, and Campari until well combined.
Pour the mixture into a 9-inch square baking dish, spreading it evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the freezer.
After 45 minutes, scrape the mixture with a fork, breaking up any ice crystals that have formed around the edges and pushing them toward the center. Return to the freezer.
Repeat this scraping process every 30 to 45 minutes for 4 to 6 hours total, until the granita has a light, fluffy, slushy texture with small ice crystals throughout.
Once fully frozen and properly textured, serve the granita in chilled bowls, garnishing each serving with 1 to 2 fresh mint sprigs.
Comments
Campari is a special trip to a liquor store or high-end grocer, and the six-hour freeze time means real advance planning rather than a weeknight impulse. Ingredient cost runs moderate—fresh grapefruit and Campari are not bargains—and you'll spend roughly $3 to $4 per serving on the liqueur and fruit alone. The recipe is honest about its time, though it requires no active cooking, just patience; it freezes, you scrape it with a fork every hour or so. This is a dinner-party opener or weekend project for four, not something that reheats or keeps more than a day or two; you're eating it the same night you finish it. Pink grapefruit is available year-round at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Publix, Walmart, ALDI, and Kroger, and fresh mint is standard in most seasons, so there are no other stops required.
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