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Refreshing Summertime Cocktails
Debbie Matenpoulos is blending up some cool and refreshing cocktails that you can drink with or without alcohol.
Refreshing Summertime Cocktails
Course:
Drinks, Cocktails, Mocktails
INGREDIENTS:

For Creamy Frozen Nectarine Blitz:

  • 1 Nectarine, pitted
  • 2 oz. Vodka
  • 2 oz. Vanilla ice cream
  • 1/2 oz. Triple sec
  • 1/2 oz. Lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz. Simple syrup

For Cherry Bombs:

  • 1 cup grenadine
  • 1 liter clear citrus soda, or seltzer
  • 18 maraschino cherries

For Pineapple Slurpee:

  • 2 c fresh pineapple
  • 10 ice cubes
  • 4 Tbls agave nectar - might want to add more, depends on your sweetness needs and ripeness of fruit

DIRECTIONS:

Creamy Frozen Nectarine Blitz (Recipe courtesy of ACocktailLife.com):

1. Place the fruit, vodka, ice cream, triple sec, lemon juice and simple syrup in a blender and puree until smooth.

2. Add a couple of ice cubes and continue pureeing until the ice has been broken up.

3. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with fresh mint.

Cherry Bombs (Recipe courtesy of MarthaStewart.com):

1. Place 2 cups water in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

2. Add grenadine; stir to combine.

3. Pour mixture into two ice-cube trays.

4. Freeze until solid, 2 hours or overnight.

5. Fill six glasses with grenadine ice cubes.

6. Top with soda. Garnish with cherries, and serve.

Pineapple Slurpee (Recipe courtesy of PureMamas.com):

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth like a Slurpee.

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