Slushies are my husband’s favorite summer drink. I’m not the biggest fan of the long list of ingredients in convenient store slushies so I decided to make our own with real fruit and coconut water. These homemade slushies are wonderful on long hot summer days and have minerals and electrolytes to keep you hydrated!
It happens a few times a year.
My husband comes home with a very large red and blue slushy from the convenient store. He knows it’s not good for him, but he LOVES them. I understand though. Slushies are pretty tasty and when it’s hot and your out late working in the yard and letting your little army run around outside it’s nice to have a cool refreshing beverage.
Homemade slushies are one of the easiest things I’ve ever made. All you need is fruit, ice and a good blender. That’s it! Much healthier than the stuff you buy at the convenient store and they taste pretty incredible. Add a splash of coconut water for added sweetness and electrolytes, raw honey to sweeten it more if it needs it or peppermint or citrus rind for extra spice!
Homemade Slushies Made With Real Fruit
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Fresh or Frozen Fruit
- 1 1/2 Cups of Ice
- Splash of Water or Coconut Water
- 1 Drop of Trace Minerals for electrolytes (optional)
- Raw Honey or stevia (optional)
- Peppermint Leaves, Citrus Rind, Fresh Grated Ginger
Instructions:
- It’s best to start with cold fruit. I tested this recipe with fresh watermelon and cantaloupe and frozen raspberries and blueberries.
- Pour 1 cup of fruit into your blender and add 3/4 cup of ice. Blend the fruit and ice together until it’s smooth. Add more ice as needed. We noticed that the frozen fruit needed less ice than the fresh fruit. You can freeze coconut water in ice-cube trays and use instead of regular ice. The coconut water adds more sweetness and electrolytes to your slushie!
- Taste your slushie. If you want it to be a little sweeter add 1/2 teaspoon of raw honey or a drop of stevia. Add a drop of Trace Minerals of electrolytes.
- Flavor it up! I added peppermint to the watermelon slushie and grated orange zest to the blueberry slushie. These combos were amazing!!!
Homemade Slushies Made With Real Fruit
Slushies are my husband’s favorite summer drink. I’m not the biggest fan of the long list of ingredients in convenient store slushies so I decided to make our own with real fruit and coconut water. These homemade slushies are wonderful on long hot summer days and have minerals and electrolytes to keep you hydrated!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Fruit
- 1 1/2 cups of Ice
- Splash of Water or Coconut Water
- 1 Drop of Trace Minerals for electrolytes (optional)
- Raw Honey or Stevia (optional)
- Peppermint Leaves, Citrus Rind, Fresh Grated Ginger
Instructions
- It’s best to start with cold fruit. I tested this recipe with fresh watermelon and cantaloupe and frozen raspberries and blue berries.
- Pour 1 cup of fruit into your blender and add 3/4 cup of ice. Blend the fruit and ice together until it’s smooth. Add more ice as needed. We noticed that the frozen fruit needed less ice than the fresh fruit. You can freeze coconut water in ice-cube trays and use instead of regular ice. The coconut water adds more sweetness and electrolytes to your slushie!
- Taste your slushie. If you want it to be a little sweeter add 1/2 teaspoon of raw honey or a drop of stevia. Add a drop of Trace Minerals of electrolytes.
- Flavor it up! I added peppermint to the watermelon slushie and grated orange zest to the blueberry slushie. These combos were amazing!!!
theflowerspoint.com
very nice recipe
Elsabe
These look so yummy!!! Thanks for this!
jen
LOL I am right there with your husband, I think slushies might just be the biggest thing I miss when I die! 🙂 My fav is ice, frozen spinach, banana, frozen cherries or strawberries, a little water, and stevia. So good and so good for you! Don’t even know the spinach is there except for the color.
ChrisD
Tiffany these sound amazing, I cannot wait to try my own versions. Thanks for the great ideas!
nancy kumble fenn
Hello! do you have a good recipe for coconut yogurt? thanks!