Is there anything better than a frozen drink on a hot sunny day while lounging at the pool?
It just screams: SUMMER!
But did you ever read the label on some of those drink mixes (high fructose corn syrup, yellow 5, blue 1, etc.) Yuck!
I think I found my dietitian mission: to create a healthy, great-tasting frozen cocktail without all the unnecessary artificial colors, flavors and sugar. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it…
Summertime is the perfect time to enjoy blueberries, strawberries, peaches and mangos, but sometimes you just can’t finish what you bought at the store or farmer’s market. For years, I’ve been freezing my leftover fresh fruit to use in yogurt smoothies, but until recently, I never tried using frozen fruit in my cocktails and I am so glad I did.
To freeze your own fruit, make sure to wash thoroughly and then pat dry the excess water with a paper towel. If it has a peel like peaches, remove the skin and slice into wedges. Lay on a flat surface for about an hour then put into a tightly sealed Ziploc bag and save in your freezer until you are ready to use.
When my favorite fresh fruit is out of stock or out of season, I run over to the frozen food aisle. Frozen fruit is packed at the peak of freshness and retains more nutrients than many of those fruits sitting around the fresh fruit aisle.
Who knew a Strawberry Daiquiri can be (a little) good for you?
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Whether you start fresh or frozen, your favorite drink is never more than a blender away. In moderation, alcohol can lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes and many of your favorite fruits like kiwi, blueberry, raspberry and strawberry are rich in antioxidants and other important nutrients.
The best part of a frozen cocktail is they take longer to drink and provide natural fiber from the fruit that will fill you up and keep you from overeating and over-drinking your calories. So reach out and grab that bottle of rum gathering dust in your liquor cabinet and start trying some of these delicious fresh fruit cocktail recipes. Be mindful about the sugar, if the fruit is really good you shouldn’t need any added sugar at all.
I like sangria or a mai tai.
Mmmm! Wow I do love a frozen coctail especially on those hot Summer days! A fruity one is especially refreshing! I have a few favorites but I am going to go with a Peachy Mango frozen Margarita! It is great with a couple blueberries thrown in too! A Zesty Lime-Apricot can really hit the spot too, and of course a creamy Banana Daquri is hard to say no to. Pina Coladas always bring me back to Carribean vacations and lying on a beach or a boat!
I like frozen limeade.
Thanks for the contest.
I love mojitos! Refreshing on a hot day.
As a foodhistorian, I am certain that chokecherries were often used to make syrups for ices during the mid to late 1800’s. Simply cook berries to a pulp, strain, add 1 cup sugar per cup of juice, cook until thickened. The syrup is then added to crushed ice- I add a little fruit liquor ( any kind on hand) and enjoy my chokecherry cocktail.
My husband makes the best frozen lemon drops. Puckers you right up but boy are they coool.
Anything with mango and/or pineapple is my favorite!
I love lime margaritas and that one someone posted with the ice cream sounds really good. I definitely want to try that.
I love the frozen mojitos!
I also love this contest. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
strawberry-mango daiquiri. not original, but so refreshing.
Very boring – don’t go for alcohol but my family likes anything in the lemon/lime-ade frozen department! I love to dip the glass in the juice and then sugar so that it sticks to the rim. My guests really enjoy when I serve in sugar-coated glasses.
Would love to know more about this one, can you post the recipe on the site.
I never would have thought to mix lime and vanilla ice cream together, sounds fun. FYI, it is best to post recipes on the site so they appear in our database and are searchable.
Hi Deborah, would love to see this recipe – can you post it for us. Sounds amazing and great for the fall.
My favorite frozen drink is a vanilla pear daiquiri.
banana daiquiri
Mojito’s!!!!
strawberry daiquiri for my wife and i sounds great.
I would adore a frozen mixed berry smoothie containing blueberries, strawberries and raspberries.
I love margaritas and mojitos – anything lime.
My favorite is a Frozen Key Lime Cocktail
1 oz white rum
1/2 oz dark rum
1 1/2 oz lime juice
3 tbsp vanilla ice cream
Blend briefly with half a glassful of crushed ice in a wine goblet. Garnish with a slice of lime and a cherry, and serve. Makes one.
My favorite is Strawberry Daiquiri
My favorite frozen cocktail is a strawberry daiquiri, but I realize I haven’t really had any except that or margaritas. I need to branch out while the weather is warm!
STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI
I use fruit juice such as pineapple, grape or apple and add frozen blueberries to make our frozen fruit smoothies. Sometimes I add a banana for a little different flavor. We love blueberries and this is the easiest way to enjoy them, besides eating them fresh. I would love the strawberry and peach smoothie. I am going to try that one next.
I don’t like to use alcohol but my family loves banana-orange-strawberry smoothies. Sometimes, we vary it and make shakes with vanilla ice cream instead.
Love Mango Margaritas–with or without the alcohol–YUM!
I like strawberry margaritas with fresh strawberries!
I dont like alchahol but a bananna smoothie sounds good!
banana blackberry Daiquiris
Pina Colada, best frozen cocktail with fresh pineapple. My personal favorite.
Alcoholic drink would be an Alaskan Orange and non-alcoholic would be a Triple Berry Yogurt Smoothie
I love frozen peach coladas – peach and coconut. Yum!
My Favorite frozen drink is a Mudslide with Kahlua YUM!
Raspberry daiquiri! Mmm…
I love frozen strawberry mojitos.
I make an awesome frosty pina colada and I keep it in the upper right corner of my fridge which freezes anything so we can still enjoy the frosty goodness at Shabbos lunch.
I love Peach Daiquiris! I had them on vacation once, and fell in love with them.
MY FAVORITE WILL BE , MOJITO BY FARRRRR!
Berry smoothies are always a hit with the kids, & for extra richness, add avocado or tahini! Thanks for your blog.
Raspberry Margarita!!
Mint Julips and strawberry daiquiris.
Our favorite is mixing frozen mango and pineapple… We keep the fruit frozen to use as our ice.
Strawberry Daiquiri sounds just great to me right now. I would love to grow mushrooms.
I don’t drink alcohol…so my favorite would have to be a strawberry smoothie…perfect on a hot, summer day!
my favorite drink is a frozen mango/strawberry margarita
Ooooh, Mojitos are definitely my favorite frozen cocktail. Followed shortly by Peach Margaritas
I always enjoy a good strawberry daiquiri, or a strawberry-raspberry blend.
We are a non alcoholic household but we do love a good smoothie cocktail. Best of all is use a base of frozen banana chunks. When blended give it a smooth creamy texture.
Watermelon Margarita is the best frozen drink I know of!