Cooling You Off All Summer Long!
On the hottest of summer days, who doesn’t want a tall glass of lemonade? It is something that brings back childhood memories and something that can cool you off quickly. What could be better than that? Perhaps a tall glass of lemonade slushie! Beyond that, you may also be able to transform your slushie into something new and even more awesome to enjoy! Don’t believe us? Check out our guide on how to make a lemonade slushie and several other fun variations!
The Basics of a Lemonade Slushie
A basic lemonade is easy to create. You can do it using 1/2-cup of water, four cups of ice, a 1/2 cup of lemon juice concentrate, and half a cup of sugar. From there, you add your ingredients to your blender, saving the ice for last. You will want to slowly pour the ice in as some of the chunks get broken up. When it is smooth, you will pour the lemonade mixture into a glass and serve immediately.
If you want to make it look a little more appealing, you can add lemon or lime wedges to the top of the glass. To ensure it is sweeter or less sugary, you can adjust the sugar content you add. This recipe will provide you with approximately a quart of lemonade slushie when all combined. If you need more or less, you can change the recipe as needed.
You may also opt to use Kool-Aid packets rather than lemon juices. This can work as well. Though we do recommend that you mix up your Kool-Aid and then add the liquid to your blender with the ice cubes. This will provide you with the flavor you love without guessing at it.
If you have fresh lemons on hand, you can also use them to create your lemonade slushie. You can juice the lemons, zest them, and a sweetener-either sugar (cooked into a syrup form using one-part water and one-part sugar, honey, agave, or any other sweetener you use typically.
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Lemonade Slushie Ideas for More Flavor
If you want to add a little flavor to your lemonade beyond the lemons, you can always add fresh fruit. You can even use coconut milk to enhance the flavor of your typical lemonade. It also adds more creaminess to it, if this is something you like the sound of.
One of the simplest ideas is Strawberry Lemonade slushies, which can be done as it was above or with dry lemonade flavoring. When that is mixed, you can add a cup of fresh strawberries to the mixture, which will add more flavor and sweetness.
Adding fresh or frozen pineapple or mango is a good option if you enjoy a more tropical flavor in your lemonade. Fresh raspberries can be added along with peaches for an even sweeter treat for you to enjoy. Bananas are also an option if you just want to keep everyone guessing about what is in the drinks you have to offer.
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If you are an adult who wants to add a little extra kick to your lemonade, you can use all these different recipes and your favorite alcohol to create an extra special drink. One option is coconut rum because of its tropical, fruity flavor, but it can also be enjoyed with Hennessy, vodka, and much more. Using Hennessy, you can make the lemonade as you want, add a little Hennessey and ice. Blend it in your blender and enjoy what comes out!
Fun Lemonade Slushies for Kids
Want to give your kids a few savory, cool treats that look more appealing than lemonade? One idea is to add blue food coloring to the water and freeze it. Once it is solid, blend it and add it to your favorite lemonade recipe. The blue will make the “slushie” part of it. For even more flavor, you can add 7UP. The end result will be a galaxy lemonade that swirls and changes colors before your child’s eyes.
Speaking of a color change, you can also make it more fun and have it change from purple to pink or blue to purple, depending on which recipe you choose to go with, and which colors your kids may like the best.
To begin with, the color-changing purple lemonade, you will want to make the lemonade and chill it. Mix up raspberry water as well as blue pea flower tea, which is blue flowers with water. Freeze broth in ice cube trays after draining. Crush the cubes in your blender and separately. Add blue slush to the glass, top it with the red, and pour in your lemonade mix. The two will blend to create purple.
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If you look at YouTube, you can find a large variety of other color-changing lemonades that will amp up the fun for your kids. Many of them do require you to use butterfly pea flowers, which is a natural, blue dye when mixed with water. The other colors may create using fruits that also have bright colors.
Final Thoughts
Learning how to make a lemonade slushie is easy and lots of fun. Keep in mind that no matter which flavors you are using, a slushie maker or a blender will make it easier for you to get the ice the consistency you want. We think that you will enjoy the many flavors that are possible with these summertime treats. Our hope is that by reading this, you will decide to liven up your summer days with your kids and other family or friends. Through lemonade, memories and fun can be enjoyed by all. Will you create some summertime memories this year?