Quick and easy, these delicious frozen drinks for summer will tantalize your palette and provide some much needed relief during the steamy summer months.
Popular in Jamaica, frozen dirty bananas are a refreshing treat. Dessert with a kick!
1/2 ounce coffee liqueur (Tia Maria, Kahlua, or a generic brand)
2 ounces dark rum
2 ounces half-and-half
1 medium banana frozen
Throw all ingredients in a blender and enjoy. Serves: 1 (Mixdrinx.com)
Mint chocolate ice cream in a glass. What's better than that?
¾ ounce green crème de menthe
¾ ounce white crème de cacao
2 cups vanilla ice cream
Blend and enjoy. Serves 1. (drinksmixer.com)
The salad of the cocktail world, this drink is delectable and nutritious. *wink wink*
½ cup tomato juice
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 cup fresh tomatoes, chunks frozen
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes hot pepper sauce (more to taste)
¼ cup vodka
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups ice cubes
fresh ground pepper to taste
Blend until smooth. Garnish with whatever your heart desires. Some suggestions: pickled okra, celery, shrimp, pepperoncini, olives, or baby dill pickles. Serves: 2. (recipezaar.com)
Sweet, light and refreshing.
¾ cup frozen peaches (or 2 ounces peach nectar and 1 ½ cups ice)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 ounce peach schnapps
3 ounces dry champagne
Blend everything but the champagne. Pour into chilled glasses and add the champagne. Garnish with frozen peaches. Serves: 2 (drinksmixer.com)
A strawberry and vanilla treat.
1 shot vanilla vodka
3 strawberries
2 tablespoons squeezed lemon or lime
½ teaspoon sugar
Put all ingredients in blender and combine with a glass of ice. Blend. Serves: 1. (drinkalizer.com)
Frozen lemonade cuts right through the summer heat.
1 cup vodka
6 cups ice
8 strawberries
1 can frozen lemonade
Throw it all in the blender, mix and enjoy. Serves: 4. (sweetnicksrecipes.blogspot.com)
It's a classic for a reason.
4 cups ice
1.5 ounces vodka
1.5 ounces coffee flavored liqueur
1.5 ounces Irish cream liqueur
2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
whipped cream
Mix ingredients in a blender and garnish with whipped cream. Serves: 4. (allrecipes.com)
Create an island atmosphere right in your backyard.
3 ounces light rum
3 tablespoons coconut milk
3 tablespoons crushed pineapple
2 cups ice
Put all ingredients in blender on high speed. Strain if you wish and enjoy. Serves: 2. (mixology101.com)
Liven up your lemonade with this great recipe.
¾ ounce triple sec
1 ¼ ounces citrus vodka
3 ounces sweet and sour mix
3 ounces cranberry juice
1 cup ice
Blend and serve in a chilled mug. Serves: 1 (recipeatlas.com)
A more indulgent choice!
1 ounce coffee liqueur
½ ounce crème de cacao
2 ounces milk
4 ounces ice cream
1 ounce chocolate syrup
1 ounce Irish cream
Blend ingredients and serve with whipped cream and shaved chocolate on top. Serves: 1. (Recipeatlas.com)