Description
How to make a homemade slushie with fresh berries. Vegan, gluten-free and can be made in 5 minutes!
Ingredients
Units
- 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
