BLACKBERRY SMASH PINK LEMONADE POPS
INGREDIENTS
¾ cup fresh blackberries
1 can frozen pink lemonade concentrate
1¼ cups water
200mL mixed berry juice
METHOD
Place blackberries in large bowl and smash with wooden spoon. Add pink lemonade frozen concentrate, water and mixed berry blend. Pour into popsicle molds leaving half a centimetre room at the top for expansion. Freeze until hard. Makes 16 pops with quarter-cup capacity molds.
PEACHY SPARKLER
INGREDIENTS
1 can peach punch frozen concentrate, mixed with 1½ cans water
2 cups chilled orange juice from concentrate
½ cup lime juice
5 cups Sprite
METHOD
In a large bowl or pitcher, stir together frozen peach punch with orange juice and lime juice.
To serve: Fill glass with frozen grapes and peaches. Fill halfway with juice, top up with Sprite, or skewer grapes and peach slices on a straw and freeze.
TROPICAL CITRUS GRANITA
INGREDIENTS
1 can mango punch frozen concentrate, mixed with 2 cans of water
Two 200-mL Tetra paks of tropical orange juice
COCONUT CREAM:
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup water
1¼ cups coconut water
1 cup canned coconut cream
METHOD
Stir together tropical orange juice, mango punch and water. Pour into large, shallow glass baking dish.
In a small saucepan (or in a small bowl in the microwave) heat water with sugar until dissolved. Whisk together with coconut water and coconut cream. Pour into shallow, glass baking dish.
Place both dishes in the freezer for two hours. Remove from freezer, scrape edges and mix with a fork. Return to freezer, scraping every hour until no liquid remains, six-seven hours total. Layer fruit granita on bottom of glass, followed by coconut mixture, and another layer of fruit granita on top.
Garnish with tropical fruit.
WATERMELON GRAPEFRUIT FIZZ
INGREDIENTS
8 cups cubed watermelon
1 can grapefruit juice frozen concentrate, mixed with 1½ cans water
8 cups Sprite Basil leaves for garnish
METHOD
In batches, puree watermelon cubes in blender. In a large bowl, stir together prepared grapefruit juice with watermelon puree.
To serve: Fill glass with ice. Fill halfway with juice, top up with Sprite. Stir in torn basil leaves.
Recipes and photos from Minute Maid
