Melon parfaits with watermelon granita and cottage cheese mascarpone cream
Claire Saffitz x Dessert Person · ♥ 4.1K likes · 99K views · 10 min video
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- 1 lb watermelon
- 2 tbsp agave nectar
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- kosher salt
- 2 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup mascarpone
- 12 oz watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew
- limes
In a quart container combine the watermelon, agave nectar and lime juice; blend with a hand blender, leaving small pieces. Take seeds out of honeydew or cantaloupe.
Pour into a shallow two-quart baking dish and freeze solid, a couple of hours.
Freezing and scraping the granita
Scrape the frozen granita with a fork into a light snow texture (scraping every 30 minutes or so as it freezes gives icier shards instead). Transfer to a container and return to the freezer.
- ⅓ cup confectioner's sugar
Blend the cottage cheese, mascarpone and confectioner's sugar with the hand blender until very smooth and thick.
Fill the pastry bag, squeeze out the air and snip about a three-quarter-inch opening.
In each glass layer cubed fruit, spoonfuls of granita, piped filling and lime zest; repeat, then add a little fruit, granita and lime zest on top.