Name: Charentais Granita with Chantilly Cream
Ingredients: ½ cup sugar; ½ cup water; 1½ tablespoons finely grated orange peel; 3 cups chilled 1" cubes peeled seeded Charentais or other melon; 1 cup chilled whipping cream; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Ingredients

½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1½ tablespoons finely grated orange peel
3 cups chilled 1" cubes peeled seeded Charentais or other melon
1 cup chilled whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Fresh mint sprigs (optional)

Steps

Place sugar, ½ cup water, and orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to simmer over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer 1 minute. Pour into 8x8x2-inch metal pan and cool.
Puree melon in processor until smooth but some texture remains. Measure scant 2 cups melon puree and add to syrup in pan. Whisk to blend. Freeze mixture until thoroughly frozen, about 4 hours, stirring with fork every 1½ hours. Cover and keep frozen.
Using electric mixer, beat cream and sugar in medium bowl until peaks form. Using fork, scrape granita into icy flakes. Spoon 2 rounded tablespoons granita into each of 6 glasses. Top granita with 1 rounded tablespoon whipped cream. Repeat layering with granita and whipped cream. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired, and serve immediately.