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Pink Grapefruit Berry Slushy
Makes about 4 cups
2 cups pink grapefruit wedges
(peel, pith, seeds and membrane removed)
6 ounces cranberry juice
¼ cup orgeat syrup*
½ cup frozen raspberries or strawberries
6 ice cubes
Place all ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Select Liquefy and
blend for 25–30 seconds until smooth and well blended. Serve
immediately, garnished with a wedge of pink grapefruit, some fresh
raspberries and a sprig of mint.
*Orgeat syrup is used in drinks such as a mai tai.
For an adult cocktail add ½ to 1 ounce Bitter Campari
®
or vodka per
¾–1 cup slushy.
Nutritional information per serving (one cup):
Calories 97 (1% from fat) • carb. 24g • pro. 1g • fat 0g
• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 7mg • calc. 20mg • fiber 1g
Frosty Fresh Strawberry Margaritas
These are best made with summertime fresh strawberries.
Use your favorite fruit to make other flavors such as mango, water-
melon or fresh peach.
Makes 4 servings
1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved (2 cups)
3 ounces tequila (6 tablespoons)
2 ounces Triple Sec or Cointreau (4 tablespoons)
2 ounces fresh lime juice (4 tablespoons)
3 tablespoons superfine sugar
2 cups ice cubes
Place all ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Select Liquefy. Blend
until thick and smooth, about 30–40 seconds. Pour into stemmed
glasses and serve. May be garnished with a whole strawberry and a
lime slice.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 193 (2% from fat) • carb. 25g • pro. 1g • fat 1g
• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 5mg • calc. 21mg • fiber 2g
Note: For an alcohol-free Margarita, substitute 5 ounces fruit juice
such as cranberry juice for the tequila and Triple Sec.
Simple Basic Frozen Daiquiri
Makes 8 servings
6 ounces frozen limeade
5 ounces light rum
3 cups ice cubes
Place ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Cover blender jar. Select
Liquefy and process until smooth and slushy, about 30–40 seconds.
Serve immediately.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 92 (0% from fat) • carb. 14g • pro. 0g • fat 0g
• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 2mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
For frozen fruit daiquiris, add 2–3 cups fruit (strawberries, peaches,
melon, etc.) cut into 1-inch pieces. For a more pronounced fruit flavor,
freeze the fruit and use in place of ice cubes.
Grasshoppers
Serve Grasshoppers as an after-dinner treat in chilled martini
glasses. For a non-alcoholic version, use mint and clear
chocolate syrups found in coffee bars.
Makes about 3 cups – about 6 servings
2 cups vanilla ice cream
¼ cup heavy cream
4 ounces green crème de menthe
4 ounces white crème de cacao
6 ice cubes
Garnish: Fresh mint leaves, chocolate cookies, mini chocolate morsels.
Place all ingredients in blender jar in order listed. Select Liquefy. Blend
until smooth, creamy and completely homogenous – about 40 seconds.
Serve in chilled martini glasses. Garnish with chocolate cookies or mini
morsels and a fresh mint leaf.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 369 (38% from fat ) • carb. 38g • pro. 2g • fat 16g
• sat. fat 10g • chol. 58mg • sod. 64mg • calc. 84mg • fiber 0g
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