Watermelon Slushies (photos) [View all]

[NJCher]

I love to have cold, fruity drinks in the refrigerator in the summertime. I've been mixing up these drinks using watermelon + whatever fruits look good at the market. The ones you see in the pics below are watermelon and peaches.





I put the cap on the jar, store them in the 'frig, and have one each morning as I start my day. It takes about 25" to make them up, including clean-up time. I usually make up enough for four days.

I use all kinds of melons--honeydew, watermelon, and cantalope. I also sometimes squeeze my own fresh orange juice to go in them.

If I put yogurt in, it would be a smoothie. I like the slushies better--they're lighter.

I'm going to experiment making an alcoholic beverage with them, too, by using Mike's Hard Lemonade as a mixer. That would be my happy hour bev.

I've used all kinds of fruits and berries--strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and cherries. I have just purchased six kiwi fruit, so I'm interested to see how they turn out as a slushie.



Cher