The Texas heat can be harsh in July but these summer slushies are sure to cool you down. Try out these simple recipes for your poolside days or evening barbecues. Chill out with these mock-tail and boozy options!
Watermelon Cooler Slushy
Ingredients:
4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
10 ice cubes
⅓ cup fresh lime juice
¼ cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
Place watermelon and ice into a blender. Pour in lime juice, sugar, and salt. Blend until smooth.
Boozy option: Add 1.5 oz of vodka
Orange Cream Slush
Ingredients:
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
8 ice cubes
Combine the orange juice, milk, sugar, and ice cubes in a blender. Blend until smooth.
Boozy option: Add 1.5 oz of vanilla-flavored vodka
Two Ingredient Pineapple Whip
Ingredients:
1 cup fresh frozen pineapple
1 cup coconut-pineapple sparkling water
Combine frozen pineapple and sparkling water in a blender; blend until icy and frothy, 1 to 2 minutes.
Boozy option: Add 1.5 oz of rum
Blueberry Pineapple Slush
Ingredients:
1 cup of frozen blueberries
1 cup of canned pineapples
1/2 cup of pineapple juice
1 cup of Sprite
Place fruits and juice in the blender . Blend until it’s smooth, slushie-consistency. Add Sprite and serve.
Boozy option: Use Prosecco in place of Sprite
For local frozen slushies, try these options:
Frozen Hurricane from Bongo Beaux's Bourre Palace & Cajun Kitchen (218 W. Walnut Street, Celina). BongoBeauxs.com
Frozen Cherry Mojito Sour from Rollertown Beerworks (412 N. Oklahoma #106, Celina) RollertownBeerworks.com
Queen Barb Float from Hairy Gorilla Snowballs (102 S. Louisiana Street, Celina) facebook.com/HairyGorillaSnowballs