Recipes & Cooking Desserts & Baking Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts Ginger-Lime Avocado Granita Be the first to rate & review! This avocado granita is the refreshing summer dessert recipe you've been looking for. By Chadwick Boyd Chadwick Boyd Chadwick Boyd has been sharing his lifelong passion for food better living with home cooks for almost 30 years. Like other food media and lifestyle entrepreneurs, such as Martha Stewart, Ina Garten and Nate Berkus, Chadwick juggles running his business and playing multiple roles – TV host, author, magazine and newspaper contributor, speaker and business owner – often at the same time. Chadwick is known for his modern twists on home cooking, biscuits, entertaining insights, and motivational writing. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process and Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on July 24, 2023 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Carson Downing Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 5 1/2 cups Jump to Nutrition Facts If the idea of avocado ice cream has you thinking we’ve had too much tequila, we promise one taste will win you over. This combo of creamy avocado, fresh ginger, lime juice and zest, and a splash of white grape juice comes together in a refreshing (and refreshingly easy to make) shaved-ice dessert that could be your best party trick this season. We're sweetening up the frozen dessert recipe with a touch of honey. This avocado granita recipe is great served on it's own but it's also delicious with a splash of champagne or prosecco on top. Or, try serving a scoop over vanilla ice cream or on top of frozen yogurt. If you want even more creaminess, try topping a scoop of the granita with homemade whipped cream or non-dairy whipped topping. Once you've scraped the granita, it will resemble fluffy flakes. Keep the granita stored in the freezer in an airtight container. It's best eaten within a couple days of making it, but can last for several days if stored properly. How to Choose a Ripe Avocado When choosing avocados for this frozen dessert recipe, you'll most likely find Haas avocados in the grocery store. They're known for their dense, buttery texture, and subtle nutty flavor. Look for avocados that yield slightly when gently squeezed. It will likely be ready to use in 2-3 days. Firm avocados may take up to 5 days to be ready to use. To help speed up the ripening process, place hard avocados in a paper bag and fold down the top to close it. This helps trap ethylene, which is a natural chemical compound that avocados naturally release to help start the ripening process. You can also try placing the avocado on the countertop in direct sun. The warmer temperature can help speed up the ripening. 18 Recipes for Perfectly Ripe Avocados Ingredients 2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled, and cut up (12 oz) 1/3 cup honey 1 tsp lime zest 3 tbsp fresh lime juice 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 3 1/2 cups white grape juice, chilled Directions In a blender or food processor combine the avocados, honey, lime zest and juice, ginger, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Add 2 cups of the grape juice. Cover; blend until smooth. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish; stir in remaining juice. Cover; freeze until edges are frozen, about 1 hour. Stir with a fork, pulling mixture from edges to the center. Freeze, scraping every 45 minutes, until firm, about 3 hours more. Serve immediately or freeze for up to 5 days. Test Kitchen Tip: A fork is all you need to scrape the granita into its characteristic fluffy texture. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 309 Calories 15g Fat 47g Carbs 3g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 308.6 % Daily Value * Total Fat 14.9g 19% Saturated Fat 2.2g 11% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 15.4mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 46.6g 17% Dietary Fiber 7.1g 26% Total Sugars 37.1g Protein 2.7g 5% Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Vitamin C 49.8mg 55% Calcium 31mg 2% Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 662.9mg 14% Fatty acids, total trans 0g Vitamin D 0IU Alanine 0.1g Arginine 0.1g Ash 2g Aspartic acid 0.3g Caffeine 0mg Carotene, alpha 24.1mcg Choline, total 20mg Copper, Cu 0.2mg Cystine 0g Energy 1293.3kJ Fluoride, F 212mcg Folate, total 82.7mcg Glutamic acid 0.3g Glycine 0.1g Histidine 0g Isoleucine 0.1g Leucine 0.1g Lysine 0.1g Methionine 0g Magnesium, Mg 45.2mg Manganese, Mn 0.5mg Niacin 2mg Phosphorus, P 75mg Pantothenic acid 1.5mg Phenylalanine 0.1g Phytosterols 0.2mg Proline 0.1g Retinol 0mcg Selenium, Se 0.6mcg Serine 0.1g Starch 0.1g Theobromine 0mg Threonine 0.1g Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) 2.1mg Tryptophan 0g Tyrosine 0.1g Valine 0.1g Vitamin A, IU 162.5IU Vitamin A, RAE 7.2mcg Vitamin B-12 0mcg Vitamin B-6 0.3mg Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 21.7mcg Water 209.3g Zinc, Zn 0.8mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.