TIP OF THE DAY: Grapefruit Sorbet Or Granita

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When it gives you grapefruit, you can squeeze some terrific grapefruit juice. Or, you can go glam with grapefruit sorbet, one of our passions. You don’t even need a sorbet maker. These two recipes are for grapefruit granita—a “crunchy” sorbet. All you need to do is sweeten fresh-squeezed…
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RECIPE: Grapefruit Granita

Granita is light, low-calorie and crunchier than sorbet. You don’t use an ice cream maker; instead, the ice crystals form in a pan in the freezer and are broken up every few hours. This recipe uses Texas Rio Star Grapefruit, grown in the Rio Grande Valley in southernmost Texas. They are more red in color…
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