place an 8 inch square baking dish in freezer to chill while preparing the simple syrup

Combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small sauce pan over low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool

Pull the chilled baking dish out of freezer and pour coconut milk into dish. Whisk to smooth any lumps

Whisk in simple syrup, lime zest, lime juice and fresh coconut until well combined

place dish in freezer for one hour

Pull out of freezer every hour and break up the ice crystals using a fork, that is forming strong the edges of dish. Return to freezer. This whole process should take about 3 hours.

when ready to serve, allow Granita to sit at room temp for about 5 minutes so it softens. Spoon mixture into bowl and top with a little course sea salt