Fruit Slushies, Slush Puppies, Slurpees or whatever you call them. They truly bring back many childhood memories. I couldn’t pass a slushie machine as a child without wanting one, although that’s probably got something to do with all the added sugar and E numbers making them so addictive. I don’t know what it is about iced drinks and desserts but I’ve always loved them, I even remember as a kid freezing tubs of fresh orange juice overnight and chipping away at it the next morning with a spoon and throwing a Cadburys cream egg in the freezer because… well why not! Frozen drinks and desserts are the best so here is my healthy version of a childhood favourite. How to Make Real Fruit Slushies Without a Slushie Machine
Strawberry and Lime Slushie
Recipe makes 1 Slushie
Ingredients
200g x Ice Cubes (Crushed)
100g x Strawberries
1 x Lime (Juice only)
40 – 60ml x Water
Lemon and Blueberry Slushie
Ingredients
200g x Ice Cubes (Crushed)
100g x Blueberries
1 x Lemon (Juice only)
40 – 60ml x Water
Method
You will need a blender to make this recipe.
- 1. Start by weighing out all of your ingredients. You can use fresh or frozen fruit for these recipes.
- 2. Crush the ice cubes by putting them into a clean tea towel and smashing them with a rolling pin. This is not essential but its extremely fun and takes some of the stress off your blender.
- 3. Place all ingredients apart from the water into the blender and blitz stopping every 10 seconds to scrape down the sides, adding water if needed to loosen it up. I find it usually takes 40 – 60ml of water. Keep repeating this until its as smooth as you like it.
Here are two blenders I recommend for the job:
NUTRiBULLET This is the one I use.
Tips – Add sugar or sweetener of your choice if you need to taste. Get creative! You can do this with almost any fruit you like and for an adult version add a shot of your favourite spirit to get the party started.
Don’t forget to check out more of my Good Day Recipes and Bad Day Recipes.
