Tropical Slush Food

TROPICAL SLUSH

Steps:

• In a blender, process 1 cup of water, bananas and sugar until smooth. Pour into a large container; add the concentrates, pineapple juice and remaining water. Cover and freeze. , Remove from freezer 2 hours before serving. Just before serving, stir until slushy. Stir in soda. Serve immediately.

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.

TROPICAL PUNCH SLUSH

Steps:

• In a blender container, process 1 cup of water bananas and sugar until smooth.
• Pour into a large container and add the lemonade concentrate, orange juice, pineapple juice and remaining water.
• Cover and freeze.
• Remove from freeze for 2-3 hours.
• Just before serving, break up with a large wooden or metal spoon.
• Note: If punch is frozen to solid just allow to sit out on counter until is starts to melt and become slushy.

TROPICAL FRUIT SLUSH PUNCH

Steps:

• Place 1 cup of the prepared soft drink, strawberries, bananas, orange and pineapple juices in blender or food processor container; cover. Blend about 30 seconds or until smooth. Pour into 6-cup ring mold. Freeze 5 or 6 hours or overnight until firm.
• Stir remaining prepared soft drink and ginger ale in large punch bowl. Dip frozen ring mold in warm water, just to rim, for about 20 seconds to loosen. Float ring in punch bowl.

TROPICAL FRUIT SLUSH

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool completely. In a 4 quart freezer container, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour sugar water over the fruit. Cover and freeze for at least 8 hours, stirring once or twice. Remove from the freeze 20 minutes before serving.

TROPICAL VODKA SLUSH

Steps:

• In a very large plastic pitcher, mix cream of coconut, lemonade concentrate, pineapple juice, and vodka. Chill overnight in freezer, or until slushy.
• To serve, place 2 scoops into a glass, and then fill glass with soda. Serve with long handled spoons.