Cucumber Cooler Slushies Recipes

WATERMELON SLUSHIES

Steps:

• The night before your picnic, puree 6 cups chopped seedless watermelon in a blender until smooth, pour into a shallow airtight container and freeze. Bring the frozen watermelon on your picnic (it'll double as an extra ice pack) and let thaw slightly, then mash with a fork and spoon into cups.

CUCUMBER COOLER

Steps:

• Combine the cucumber, lime juice, sugar, and water in a food processor; puree.

CUCUMBER COOLER

Steps:

• In a blender, puree cucumbers and water. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve set over a large bowl, pressing on solids (you should have about 2 cups juice; refrigerate overnight, if desired). In a pitcher, mash fresh mint leaves with back of a wooden spoon until bruised. Add cucumber juice, lime, club soda, and agave nectar or honey; stir to combine. Fill 4 glasses with ice, top with drink, and serve with thinly sliced cucumber.

CUCUMBER COOLER SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Peel, seed and chop 2 seedless cucumbers; freeze 2 hours. Chill 4 tall glasses. Blend the frozen cucumbers, 3 ounces gin, 2 ounces elderflower liqueur, 1/2 cup fresh mint and 1/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate until slushy. Pour into the glasses; top with seltzer and stir. Garnish with cucumber.

WATERMELON COOLER SLUSHY

Steps:

• Place watermelon and ice into a blender. Pour in lime juice, sugar, and salt. Blend until smooth.

CUCUMBER VODKA COOLER

Steps:

• To make simple syrup, bring the sugar and 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a saucepan on medium heat, then turn off the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• In a tall thermos, add the cucumbers, mint and simple syrup. Stir with the handle of a wooden spoon. Add the lime juice and vodka, then cover and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds. Chill until ready to serve.
• Pour over ice in glasses, then top off with the club soda. Serve immediately.

WATERMELON MARGARITA SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Freeze 4 cups chopped watermelon, 2 hours. Chill 4 rocks glasses. Blend the frozen watermelon with 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, 3 ounces each silver tequila and orange liqueur, and the juice of 1 lime until slushy. Pour into the glasses; garnish with lime.

JACK AND CHERRY COKE SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Pour 2 cups cherry juice into an ice cube tray; freeze 4 hours. Chill 4 rocks glasses. Blend the cherry ice cubes, 1 cup frozen cherries, 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice and 6 ounces whiskey until slushy. Pour into the glasses; top with cola and stir. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

JULI'S EASY FREEZER SLUSHIES

Steps:

• Puree cherries, peaches, vodka, brown sugar, water, lime juice, and amaretto in a blender.
• Divide among 4 (1-quart) resealable bags. Label and freeze at least 8 hours.

WATERMELON-CUCUMBER COOLER

Steps:

• Set a large fine-mesh sieve over a large bowl or pitcher. In a food processor or blender, puree watermelon. Pour watermelon puree through sieve, pressing on solids with a rubber spatula (you should have about 2 cups juice). Puree English cucumber and pour through sieve into watermelon juice.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together lime juice and honey. Add to watermelon and cucumber juices, along with vodka. Adjust sweetness with more honey if desired. To serve, fill four glasses with ice and top each with cocktail. Garnish with cucumber slices.

WATERMELON CUCUMBER COOLER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small pot over medium heat, combine the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the cucumber. Let steep, covered, for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Strain the syrup through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth, pushing to extract as much syrup as possible. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the gin, watermelon juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. Shake vigorously for 20 seconds.
• Strain into a glass filled with ice and top with club soda.
• Garnish with the cucumber slice.
• Enjoy!