By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 4
67 cal · 240 min
Mango-Lime Granita
Recipe GLPR762e33005ff982
A refreshing frozen Italian-style dessert blending fresh ripe mango with bright lime juice. This tropical granita is effortless to prepare and delivers a vibrant, palate-cleansing treat perfect for warm weather. The combination of sweet mango and tart lime creates a beautifully balanced frozen confection.
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Ingredients
3 cups Ripe mangoes, chopped
1 cup Water
¼ cup Fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons Sugar
Directions
Combine the chopped mango, water, lime juice, and sugar in a blender or food processor.
Blend until smooth, breaking down all mango pieces into a uniform puree.
Pour the mango mixture into a shallow freezer-safe baking dish or container, spreading it in an even layer about 1 inch thick.
Place in the freezer and freeze for 1 hour until the mixture begins to freeze around the edges.
Using a fork, scrape the frozen portions toward the center, breaking up ice crystals to create a grainy texture. Return to freezer.
Repeat the scraping process every 30 minutes for the next 2 to 3 hours, until the granita reaches a uniform icy consistency with fine crystals throughout.
Scoop the granita into serving cups and serve immediately for the best texture.
Comments
All four ingredients are stocked year-round at every Charlotte grocery chain, so no special trips required. At roughly $1.50 for a mango, $0.50 for lime and sugar bulk-buy remainder, cost per serving lands around $0.75, which is very cheap for a dessert. The stated 240 minutes is honest—this is a hands-off freezer dessert that needs three to four hours of chilling with occasional fork-stirring, so prep time itself is maybe five minutes but active time is truly minimal. It's a lightweight summer finisher that doesn't reheat (you eat it frozen), won't feed a family dinner but works as a palate cleanser or light dessert for four, and it's not quite a 5.0 because mango quality varies wildly and a mealy or fibrous specimen will suffer in a granita where texture is everything.
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