Cold blender drinks — pineapple strawberry swirled slushies, Kool-Aid slushies, cherry limeade, watermelon slushie — for hot afternoons with kids home.
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A refreshing and fruity slushie perfect for hot days, combining the tropical flavor of pineapple with the sweetness of strawberries.
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Open in Pepper →When it's 95 degrees and the kids are banging through the back door, a blender full of ice and fruit buys you ten quiet minutes. Most of these take one cup of ice and whatever's in the freezer.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these on long summer afternoons, after ball practice, at birthday parties, and on the nights nobody wants to turn on the stove.
Every recipe here is a drink you blend and pour: Pineapple Strawberry Swirled Slushies, Kool-Aid Slushies, cherry limeade slushie, Watermelon Lime Slushie, Sparkling Strawberry Slushie, and a Crown Apple slushie cocktail for the grown-ups.
Freeze the fruit first
Spread watermelon or pineapple chunks on a sheet pan and freeze 2 hours. Frozen fruit thickens the drink so you need less ice.
Add liquid slowly
Start with a quarter cup of juice or lemonade and add a splash at a time until the blender catches. Too much liquid at once makes it soupy.
Sweeten while blending
Stir in a tablespoon of honey or a spoon of sugar with the blender running so it dissolves instead of settling at the bottom.
Serve within 5 minutes
Slushies start separating fast. Pour right away, or stash the pitcher in the freezer 10 minutes and stir before serving.