10 Boozy Icy Drinks to Beat the Heat

This recipe for the Frozen Irish Banan is from Just a Pinch.

Ingredients

• 2 oz baileys irish cream
• 1 1/2 oz bacardi light rum
• 2 oz coco lopez
• 1/2 c half-and-half
• 1 banana (diced and frozen if possible)
• 1/2 c ice
• nutmeg for garnish
• 1 strawberry halved for garnish
• shaved coconut to rim glass

Directions

1. In advance, rim the end of a chilled goblet with shaved coconut
2. Blend all the ingredients, except the garnishes, until the mixture is smooth
3. Pour into a goblet.
4. Sprinkle the top with nutmeg, and garnish with half a strawberry

This recipe is from Kitchen Treaty!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup water + 2 cups water
• 3 cups fresh strawberries, hulls removed
• 3/4 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (from 6-8 large lemons)
• 3/4 cup vodka
• 1/3 cup Cointreau liqueur
• Additional strawberries and lemon slices for garnish, if desired

Directions

1. Add sugar and 1 cup water to a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and add remaining 2 cups water. Add to the pitcher of a blender along with strawberries, lemon juice, vodka, and Cointreau. Puree until completely smooth.
2. Pour into a large freezer-safe container and seal with lid or plastic wrap. Carefully transfer to freezer. Freeze until solid, 4-6 hours.
3. Remove from freezer. Scrape with a fork to loosen ice; stir with a spoon to mix ice and the rest of the ingredients back together if necessary. Spoon into glasses, decorate the glass with a strawberry and a lemon slice if desired, and serve with a straw and a spoon.

This recipe is from Tipsy Bartender!

1. Green Layer:

• 2 oz (60 ml)Coconut Rum
• 3 oz (90 ml)Orange Juice
• 1 oz (30 ml) Blue Curacao
• Ice
• Blend

2. Purple Layer:

• 2 oz (60 ml) Vodka
• 1 oz (30 ml) Peach Schnapps
• 3 oz (90 ml) Cranberry Juice
• Ice
• Blend

3. Splash Blue Curacao, garnish with mint leaves

This recipe is via The Soho

Ingredients

• 2 ripened peaches
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup of rosé, chilled
• 1 1/2 cups ice

Directions

1. To make peach purée, slice 2 ripe peaches and combine in a blender with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Blend until smooth and then strain with a sieve, discarding the solid pieces. Rinse blender and combine 1/2 cup of the strained peach purée (you’ll probably have extra) with 1 cup of cold rosé and 1 1/2 cups of ice. Blend for a few seconds until combined. Mixture should still have a slushy consistency. Serves 2

This recipe was found on HGTV

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 to 3 oz. high-quality tequila
• 1-1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• 1-1/2 to 2 oz. fresh lime juice
• 1/4 pint frozen limeade
• Splash of Corona (or your favorite Mexican beer)
• Splash of your favorite red wine such as Zinfandel
• 2 cups crushed ice

Directions

1. Blend all ingredients with ice in blender until smooth. Pour into a chilled margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. Yield: Two drinks

This recipe was found on HGTV

Ingredients

• 1 oz. white rum
• 1 oz. Jamaican dark rum
• 1 oz. Bacardi 151
• 3 oz. orange juice
• 3 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
• 1/2oz. grenadine
• 2-1/2 cups ice

Directions

Put all the ingredients into blender. Add ice and blend until slushy. Pour into a tall high-ball or large margarita glass. Enjoy!

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