In the heat of summer, there is nothing more refreshing than a Slushie. Slushies are frosty cups of goodness made with blended summer berries, ice, and a squeeze of citrus. Healthy and delcious!
This Shushie Recipe is so fast and easy! In just five minutes, you’ll have the most refreshing, frosty glass of goodness- a healthier alternative to ice cream, perfect for the hot summer months!
A slushie, in essence, is a blended ice drink typically made with fruit, or fruit-flavored syrup. We use whole fruit here for a healthier approach!
Why You’ll Love Slushies!
- They are a healthy alternative to ice cream. Made with fruit and ice they are healthier, less sweet, lower in calories, and satisfy a sweet tooth.
- They highlight summer berries and fruit!
- They are refreshing and energizing -a totally satisfying dessert, perfect for hot summer evenings!
Ingredients in a slushie:
- Fresh summer berries– strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries or a mix
- Sweetener of choice: maple syrup , monk fruit, honey
- Optional: a squeeze of orange or lemon, and a few drops of vanilla!
- Ice
How to make the BEST slushie
- Place berries in a blender and squeeze of citrus and a little honey or maple syrup.
- Blend until smooth. Add a splash of water if need be, to get the blender going.
- Add ice, a little at a time, until thick and super frosty!
- Taste, and adjust sweetness to your liking. Berries often have different levels of sweetness, some are quite tart. So always adjust to taste!
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Slushie Recipe
- Prep Time: 5
- Total Time: 5
- Yield: 2
- Category: vegan desserts
- Method: blended
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
How to make a homemade slushie with fresh berries. Vegan, gluten-free and can be made in 5 minutes!
Ingredients
- 3 cups strawberries, quartered (about 10-12 medium strawberries) or sub other fresh berries
- 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, more to taste
- a squeeze of lime, orange or lemon (1 tablespoon)
- optional: 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 –2 cups ice (more to create desired consistency)
- Other additions- huckleberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, peaches, mango, etc.
Instructions
- Place strawberries, maple and a squeeze of citrus in a blender. Blend until smooth. If need be, add a splash of water to the bender to get it going.
- Taste, adding more maple or citrus to taste if you like. You want a nice balance between sweet and tart. The sweeter and riper the strawberries are the less maple or honey you will need.f
- Add the ice cubes a little at a time, blending until fully incorporated, adding more ice to the blender (if you like) to get it really thick and icy. If you’ve got a good blender, let it go just a bit it longer, it will take on a slightly creamy look. It should be thick enough to mound on a spoon, and not be runny.
- Spoon into one large glass or two smaller glasses. Serve with a spoon. 🙂
Notes
Feel free to add other berries to the mix- blueberries, huckleberries, blackberries, etc.
If you’d like a bit of creaminess, add a few spoonfuls of yogurt- super tasty. 🙂
Nutrition
- Serving Size: (with 2 teaspoons honey)
- Calories: 68
- Sugar: 12.9 g
- Sodium: 1.7 mg
- Fat: 0.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16.9 g
- Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Can u make ahead?
Hi, my guess is if you make it ahead and freeze it, it will get very hard, and most likely difficult to get the right consistency when it thaws. But I haven’t tested this and you are welcome to try!
Excellent!
This is brilliant and so quick and easy to make! Delicious and nutritious!
Glad you gave it a go! We make them regularly in the summer!
I am truly b lesssed by your amazing recipes! I love your vegetarian dishes ; they are scrumptious and delicious and also your deserts etc. Keep up the good works. All of your dishes are awesome even though I don’t eat meat.
Thanks so much Helen- appreciate this!
Delicious on a hot summer day
Yes, isn’t it so refreshing? Glad you enjoyed it!
Can you use frozen strawberries for this? Thank you
Yes you can- but you would not need ice. Maybe a little water to get the blender going?
Thanks for sharing, I made some and the family loved it.
Awesome Linda!
Very good!!😀
Wonderful!
We’ve been making the best slushies with this recipe every night using different fruit. Excellent.
They are such a healthy treat! Glad you are enjoying!
We love this slushie!
Awesone, me too!
It sounds like your strawberries may not have been very ripe? If you blend the strawberries first, then add ice, you shouldn’t need to add liquid- unless the strawberries are unripe. Sweetness is added to taste. Again, if strawberries are not ripe, then they are probably not sweet. 🙂
i hated the maple syrup, please beware!!
Honey is tasty here!
Hi, I just want to say, thank you for this great recipe!!. I’m always looking for something creative and simple to make and this is exactly what I needed. This is so refreshing and the honey alone make it sweet. I added grapes and this is amazing
So happy you enjoyed this!
Can this be put into freezer for another day
I don’t see why not Kaylene? You may need to let it defrost a bit, before eating, as it will get hard.
Hi! Christy here 🙂 The slushy on the picture looks great.. I tried this recipe and i must say, it was not a win! It came out brown with chunks of cat in it. I am so heavily disappointed. Although, when my kids tried it , they got bowel problems and stage 5 diarrhoea! So happy about that 🙂 Also a side note , i cant find my cat anywhere. If you see her let me know! She is 5 feet tall and has chunks of fish in her fur (as fur treatment 🙂 )
I would totally recommend, even though it tastes like my cat! 5 stars!!
I’m so confused!