Meet my new favorite healthy summer dessert! A Strawberry Slushie!! A healthy delicious, 3-ingredient alternative to ice cream- made with fresh strawberries, maple syrup, (or honey) a squeeze of citrus and ice! Low in fat and calories, high in antioxidants. Make this in 5 minutes, using your blender! So easy and refreshing.
Just five minutes of time gives you the most refreshing, nutrient-dense frosty glass of goodness! A healthier alternative to ice cream, perfect for the hot summer months!
Ingredients in a strawberry slushie:
Made with just 3 ingredients and ice:
- fresh sweet strawberries
- maple syrup or honey
- a squeeze of lime, orange or lemon
I can’t tell you what a godsend they’ve become in this house! A healthy, refreshing, totally satisfying, dessert, low in sugar, calories and fat, perfect for hot summer evenings!
How to make a strawberry slushie
- Place strawberries in a blender and add a squeeze of citrus and a little 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 frosty!
- Taste, adjust sweetness to your liking!
When strawberries are in season, there is not much you can add to them to make them taste any better. They are perfect just as they are. Sweet, juicy and slightly tart, they also have such a delicious fragrance. Locally grown strawberries are always the best, picked at their peak of flavor, tender-skinned and dripping with flavor. You will know them by their red cores.
If you are vegan, swap out maple syrup for the honey.
I prefer the taste of honey paired with the strawberries and with allergy season upon us, any excuse to incorporate raw local honey into what I’m making is always a plus.
The sweeter the strawberries, the less honey you will need in the slushie. So taste and adjust.
Of course, other berries will work here too, as well as ripe stone fruits like peaches and nectarines.
How this recipe came to be:
Last night after dinner, Brian and I went on a bike ride. It always feels good to move a little after we eat. Here, the sun waits till almost 9pm to set and in June, the air is drenched with the scent of linden flowers. Have you caught a whiff of them yet? Glorious!
Getting outside just before sunset is the best time to experience this delicious aroma and for me, it has become aromatherapy truly, for the scent is calming and soothing, reducing both stress and blood pressure, helping with digestion and they say, even insomnia. It is believed that animals are calmed and soothed by the sent as well, so be sure to take your dog with you when you go.
Peddling home, Brian kept talking about all the sweet treats he wanted for dessert. He was kind of torturing me because I was really trying to not think of them. Have I ever told you how much of a sweet tooth he has? It’s a good thing he’s naturally slim, because what he puts down some nights is baffling. I won’t go into the nitty-gritty, but he does love his sweets, especially ice-cream. The problem is when he eats ice cream, my spoon likes to travel over to his bowl. 😉 It has a will of its own.
So it’s become a bit of an issue for both of us. So anyway, as we were peddling our way up the last stretch of the hill, he kept going on and on about wanting something deliciously cold and sweet.
Well, thankfully there were these strawberries in the fridge – and this is what became of them. Strawberry Slushies! It totally cured his sweet tooth and boy were they sooooooo refreshing!
For more of a “pick-me-up” slushie, give this Frozen Matcha Green Tea Slushies with Almond Milk a try! I love these in the afternoon instead of tea or coffee.
I hope you find some time to get outside and enjoy all the beauty and glorious scents before summer ends. Even a slow short walk after dinner can be incredibly fulfilling.
A time to feed the soul and quiet the mind.
xoxo
s.
More recipes you may like!
- Blueberry Slushy
- Frozen Matcha Green Tea Slushies with Almond Milk
- Healthy Carrot Orange Ginger Popsicles!
- Naturally Sweetened Frozen Strawberry Margaritas!
Strawberry Slushie
A healthy & refreshing recipe for Strawberry Ice, or strawberry slushie -a delicious alternative to ice cream- made with fresh strawberries, ice and honey. Low in fat and calories, high in antioxidants. Vegan adaptable. Make in 5 minutes! | www.feastingathome.com
- Prep Time: 5
- Total Time: 5
- Yield: 2
- Category: vegan desserts
- Method: blend
- Cuisine: northwest
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
- 3 cups strawberries, quartered (about 10–12 medium strawberries)
- 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup, more to taste
- a squeeze of lime, orange or lemon (1 tablespoon)
- 1 1/2 –2 cups ice (more to create desired consistency)
- Other additions- huckleberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries
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.
Add the ice cubes a little at a time, blending until 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
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Keywords: strawberry slushy, strawberry slushee, strawberry slushie
Loved it! It was amazing!
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Great!
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It’s more fun to eat strawberry fruit than to look beautiful. I occasionally eat mango blended with strawberries.I like to blend mango and strawberry in this way.
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I think strawberries make us look beautiful. 😉
A food that is very tasty and nutritious
I followed your recipe exactly the same way and everyone enjoyed it thoroughly. The aroma and a crunch of strawberries seeds with honey was too good. For me it’s 10/10.
I love it but I used honey whic I don’t like but it’s my fault. Overall it’s delicious and would 10/10 recommend!
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Absolutely delicious.! Refreshing and EVERYONE loves it!
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Yummy!
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Absolutely DELISH! On a hot day, this is the perfect treat!
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It’s so good I absolutely cannot stop making it ✊🏿
Yes!
Great for summer
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Exactly ✊🏿
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Can we use frozen strawberries for this?
The ice ratio would change. You’d need something liquidy to add to it so it actually blends. Water?
I use frozen strawberries and put some orange juice and water in to thin it down enough to blend. So incredibly yummy and refreshing!
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Hi Sylvia,
One hot afternoon, I was trying to figure out what to do with extra strawberries. My son suggested slushies. I remembered seeing your recipe so we made it. I wasn’t sure about honey with srawberries, but ended up loving it. We’ve made them twice since then. Thank you for this great summer cooler.
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so happy you liked it!
Good
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Oustanding! Everything about this is perfect! I am in love! <3
It's delicious definitely recommend
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I also added in some mango! 🙂
Made it really good!
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I tried this recipe with my daughter and we got confused on what to from the instruction it was not as clear as we had hoped. We did have to figure it out which took a while. It did taste good though but took twice as long because of the instruction
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I’ll try to clarify the recipe- sorry about that!
This recipe is the only one that worked for me! This drink tastes so good and refreshing, and even better its healthy!
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Oh good! Glad you liked it. I love it. Super refreshing.
Mine had chunks of honey how do I fix that
Oh shoot. Try making a small batch of Liquid Honey (type this in search bar) for recipes like this- It keeps forever!
Good!! But really thick. Double the honey, add some lemon or lemonade, some sparkling water, and some sugar! ??
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Using ripe strawberries is key here! Helps you not have to add more sweeteners. 🙂
I’ve used stevia as my sweetener, careful not to use a blend that contains sugar. While I’m still getting used to the stevia taste, this slushie is a definite winner. Frozen extra can be chipped up & eaten later w/ a spoon. Yum!
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Thanks so much and so happy you liked it! 👏
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I loved this recipe!
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After a hot day at the beach this was deliciously refreshing! As hubby said “Wow, that’s good!”
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Awesome, I’m glad you both liked it!
Nice easy recipe to follow
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it is a very nice recipe and i have tryed it its so tasty
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It is a great idea
So good I have lost 30 pounds and snacks like these are great for cravings!
That is amazing Jenna, congrats! And I’m so happy this has helped with cravings…this was what it was designed for!
i loved it!!!!!
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YAY!!!! I love it too! had it every day for a couple months during strawberry season. 🙂