Summertime Fruity Slush Food

TROPICAL FRUIT SLUSH

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a simmer and cook just until sugar dissolves. Chill completely.
• Stir guava or passion fruit nectar, mango nectar and lime juice into sugar syrup. Purée diced pineapple and diced papaya and add to juice mixture. Pour into a non-reactive container, cover and freeze for one hour. Stir once or twice. Depending on your freezer, it can take from 3 to 5 hours to freeze to slush consistency. Spoon into cocktailGlasses and garnish with pineapple and mint.
• Another option to serve is to freeze completely (this is essentially a granita) and scrape granules into a glass or pulse in a blender or food processor to soften up the ice and serve.
• Bring sugar and water to a simmer and cook just until sugar dissolves. Chill completely.
• Stir guava or passion fruit nectar, mango nectar and lime juice into sugar syrup. Purée diced pineapple and diced papaya together and add to juice mixture. If using a Popsicle mold, pour into mold and cover (sticks should be worked into the lid). If using plastic cups, pour mixture into cups and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Make a small slit in the center of the plastic and insert a stick. Freeze until firm, about 6 hours.
• To remove from molds, run under cool water and then remove.

WATERMELON SUMMERTIME SLUSH

Steps:

• Place ice in a blender and pour in coconut water; add cherries, watermelon cubes, and sweetener. Cover and blend until slushy, about 1 minute. Pour into 2 glasses to serve.

MOM'S PARTY SLUSH

Steps:

• In a large tupperware bowl or icecream bucket, mix all ingredients except the gingerale.
• Freeze for 24 hours.
• Allow to thaw slightly before serving.
• Serve slushy with gingerale.

SUMMERTIME FRUIT SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Blend yogurt, peaches, raspberries, and honey together in a blender until smooth; add ice, pineapple, watermelon, and banana. Blend until smooth.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE SLUSH

Steps:

• In a blender, combine the strawberries, lemonade concentrate, water and ice cubes.
• Cover and process until smooth.
• Pour into a freezer container.
• Cover and freeze at least up to 12 hours or up to 3 months.
• Let stand at room tempature 1 hour before serving.
• Stir in club soda.

SUMMERTIME SLUSH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and freeze in large container.
• To Serve: Mix 1 part slush to 1 part club soda or 7-UP.

FROZEN SUMMER SLUSH

Steps:

• Put 7 cups water in large saucepan, and heat on high until boiling. Add sugar and stir until dissolved; set aside to cool. Place tea bags in 2 cups boiling water, and let steep until desired strength is acquired.
• In a large bowl, mix together sugar water, tea, lemonade concentrate and orange juice concentrate. Stir in gin. Place in freezer container and freeze overnight.
• To serve, Place several scoops into a tall glass, and fill with any clear carbonated beverage.

STRAWBERRY/BANANA SLUSH

Steps:

• Puree first four ingredients in blender.
• Combine all the ingredients together into large plastic container.
• Stir.
• Cover with lid.
• Freeze.
• Half way thru freezing, stir.
• Freeze.
• Fill 16 oz glass 2/3 full with slush and add 7-up or gingerale.

BANANA SLUSH

Steps:

• In a large non-metal container, combine mashed bananas and juices; mix well and freeze.
• Two hours before serving, remove frozen mixture from freezer; let stand at room temperature.
• Just before serving, stir carbonated beverage into slushy fruit mixture.
• Serve immediately.

FRUIT SLUSH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir the orange juice concentrate and sugar together until the sugar has dissolved; gently stir in the pineapple, strawberries, and bananas until coated, then stir in the ginger ale. Ladle about 2/3 cup of the mixture into a plastic cup, and freeze; repeat with remaining fruit salad and cups. Remove from freezer about 1 hour before serving.

SUMMERTIME BOURBON SLUSH

Steps:

• Add the pineapple juice, ginger ale, and bourbon to a bowl (I use tupperware bowl with a cover); stir well, cover and freeze until firm.
• Break the frozen mixture into chunks.
• Scoop frozen mixture into tall glasses, filling one-third to one-half full.
• Add in Sprite and stir to make slushy.