Listly by Natasha Hervatta
Quench your thirst this summer with these lip-smacking refreshing drinks!
Ingredients
4 medium peaches, pitted and sliced in half
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
4 cups fresh lemonade
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400F.
2. Place the peaches skin side down in a baking dish and sprinkle the tops with the sugar. Roasted the peaches for about 25 minutes or until the tops of the peaches are juicy at the skins able to be easily pinched off.
3. Remove the outside of the peach skins and drop the roasted peaches into a blender. Pour in enough lemonade to cover the peaches in the blender. Puree the peaches completely, until the liquid is a little foamy and frothy.
4. Pour the mixture into a pitcher and stir in the rest of the lemonade. Chill. Be sure to stir up the lemonade with a wooden spoon again before serving!
Ingredients
1 cup of fresh raspberries or frozen
4 bottles of corona (12oz) beer, chilled
1 container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed or pink lemonade
1/2 cup good quality vodka
Garnish: lemon slices, or raspberries.
Method
In a large container stir together the first 4 ingredients. Serve over ice.
Garnish with raspberries.
To make ahead, stir together lemonade concentrate and vodka in a large container. Stir in raspberries and beer just before serving. Garnish, if desired.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups hulled strawberries
1 bottle [750ml] dry Riesling
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
Directions
Reserve 1 cup of the Riesling – cover and place in the fridge to chill.
In a food processor, puree strawberries with the remaining wine, lime juice and sugar. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and freeze until solid. When you’re ready to serve [or drink], puree the ice cubes with the remaining wine in your blender.
Ingredients
4 cups cubed and seeded watermelon
3/4 cup strawberries, halved
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup white sugar
1 cup water (you may substitute Sprite or 7-up instead of water)
Method
All you have to do is blend all of this together in your blender and voila!
Ingredients
1 bottle of Rosè or Prosecco (E. Guigal Rosè or another dry rosè), chilled
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup of Framboise
1 1/2 cup of raspberries
6 sprigs of fresh thyme, washed
Ice
Directions
Bring sugar, water, and Framboise to a simmer in a small saucepan, stirring just until sugar is dissolved.
Pour syrup over the raspberries and let stand 5 minutes. Add wine and stir mixture well. Chill, covered, until ready to serve. Serve over ice with a sprig of fresh thyme as garnish.
Ingredients
1/2 cup mint leaves
2 limes, cut into
5-inch-pieces
3 inches fresh ginger (cut into thin sticks)
8 passion fruits
4 oranges, juice
ice cubes
1 cup sparkling soda
Method
Blend all ingredients in a blender and have a refreshing drink pronto!
Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
10 basil leaves
1 bottle sauvignon blanc
1 blood orange, sliced into thin rounds
1 cara cara, sliced into thin rounds
1 tangelo, sliced into thin rounds
1 handful strawberries, sliced
1 meyer lemon, skin peeled into strips and added - save juice for another use
1/4 cup brandy
1 cup blood orange italian soda
1/4 cup tangerine juice
Instructions
In a small saucepan combine the water and sugar over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Turn the heat off and add the basil leaves. Stir the simple syrup to combine and let the basil leaves sit for 20 minutes while the mixture cools.
Meanwhile, in a large pitcher, combine the white wine, italian soda, citrus slices, strawberries, meyer lemon skin, brandy and tangerine juice. Stir to combine. Add the cooled basil simple syrup and stir. Let the sangria hang out for about 1 hour and then serve over ice.
Ingredients
6 cups cubed watermelon (if you want a stronger watermelon flavor, use up to 9 cups)
1 (750 milliliter) bottle white wine (I used Moscato)
1 cup vodka
½ cup triple sec
1-3 cups cubed seeded watermelon (I used about 1 cup, but you can use more for more watermelon flavor)
1 medium lime, quartered
1 orange, cut into wedges
1 cup blueberries
Instructions
Place 6 cups of watermelon cubes in a blender
Blend on high until very smooth
Strain juice through a mesh strainer into a large pitcher
Pour the wine, vodka, and triple sec into the pitcher
Stir to combine
Mix the remaining 1-3 cups of watermelon cubes, the lime quarters, orange sections, and blueberries into the sangria
Chill for 4 hours before serving
Enjoy
Ingredients
1/4 cup pureed watermelon (strained)
1 cup sweet green tea
Method
Puree your watermelon and strain through a mess strainer until you have 1/4 cup of juice. Add to 1 cup of sweet green tea. Stir and enjoy! It doesn’t get easier than that…or more refreshing.
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