Frozen & Tropical Drink Recipes

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Frozen Mango Martini:

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1- 1/4 inch long piece fresh ginger (about 1 inch in diameter), sliced
2 medium mangoes, peeled, pitted
1/2 cup vodka
20 ice cubes

Combine sugar, water and ginger in heavy small saucepan.  Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.  Simmer 5 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Cover; let steep 1 hour.  Strain ginger syrup.  Cool.  (can be made 1 day ahead).  Cover; chill.

Puree mangoes in blender.  Pour into measuring cup.  Return 3/4 cup puree to blender (reserve any remaining puree for another use).  Add 1/2 cup ginger syrup (reserve any remaining syrup for another use), vodka and ice cubes to blender.  Blend until smooth.  Makes 4

Vodka Lime Slush (Makes 3 1/2 quarts)

2 quarts lime sherbet, softened
1 32-ounce can pineapple juice
1 32-ounce bottle lemon-lime soda
1 1/2 cups vodka
lime slices

Combine sherbet and juice in blender or processor in batches and mix well.  Cover and freeze until firm, 1 hour or overnight.

Transfer mixture to blender or processor in batches.  Add soda and vodka and mix until slushy.  Pour into glasses.  Garnish with lime slices.

Frozen Bloody Mary (Makes 4 drinks)

4 cups frozen cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup vodka
1/2 cup lime juice
1 tbsp freshly grated horseradish
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste

Puree all ingredients in blender until smooth but very thick.  Divide among 4 chilled glasses and garnish with celery stalks and cherry tomatoes.

Berry Daiquiri: ( Just as delicious without alcohol)

1/2 pint fresh raspberries
8 ripe strawberries
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup orange-flavoured liqueur
1/2 cup light rum (or adjust to your taste)
1 tbsp superfine sugar
4 cups crushed ice*

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.  Garnish with strawberries.  Makes 4 drinks

Banana Daiquiri (Makes 4 servings)

2 medium bananas
1 1/2 cups grapefruit juice
1/2 cup vodka or light rum
1 1/2 cups crushed ice*

Place ingredients in a blender and whirl at high speed until frothy.  Pour into long-stemmed cocktail or wine glasses.  Sprinkle with nutmeg and garnish with lime slices.  
 

Summer Punch Cooler (Makes 12 servings.)

3 cups apricot nectar
1 litre container orange sherbet
750 ml bottle chilled brut champagne
1/4 cup orange liqueur

Whirl half the apricot nectar with half the sherbet in a blender until smooth.  Place ice cubes in a large punch bowl and pour mixture over ice cubes.  Repeat with remaining nectar and sherbet.  Stir in champagne and liqueur.  Serve in long-stemmed wine glasses garnished with an orange slice.  

Frozen Margarita (Makes about 4 servings)

Salt
Wedge of Lime
4 oz. tequila
2 oz. triple sec
3/4 cup  freshly squeezed lime juice
2 cups crushed ice* (10 to 12 cubes)

Place salt on a small plate.  Run a wedge of lime around rim of a stemmed glass, invert glass and dip rim into salt to coat evenly.  Whirl rest of ingredients together in a blender until slushy.  Pour into glass.  Garnish with a lime wedge.

Pina Colada Snowball (Makes about 5 servings)

3 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup malibu rum

Pour pineapple juice into an 8 inch square baking pan; freeze until firm.  Break frozen juice into chunks.  Place juice chunks and remaining ingredients in food processor.  Process until smooth.  Serve immediately.  

Frozen Watermelon Margaritas (Makes about 6 drinks)

3 lb. piece watermelon
1 cup white tequila
1/2 cup fresh lime juice (from about 4 limes)
1/4 cup sugar or to taste

Remove rind from watermelon and cut enough fruit into 1 inch pieces to measure 5 cups.  (Leave in some seeds for a speckled appearance.).  Freeze watermelon in a sealable plastic bag at least 3 hours and up to one week.  In a blender, blend frozen watermelon with remaining ingredients  until thick and smooth.

Wine Berry Smoothie

3 cups fresh berries, such as strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup sour cream or creme fraiche
plus additional for topping
3/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup light red wine
mint sprigs for garnish

In a blender, in batches, puree the berries with the sugar, add 3/4 cup of the sour cream, the heavy cream, the wine, and 2 cups water, and blend the mixture for 10 seconds.  Strain the mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl and chill it covered, for at least three hours or overnight.  Serve the drink in chilled glasses topped with the additional sour cream and garnished with the mint sprigs.  Makes about 6 cups.

*  Short of owning an electric ice crusher, the best method is to wrap the ice in a towel and hammer it.  Don't use a food processor; you may damage the blade.

TROPICAL DRINKS
SITTING ON THE BEACH BABY!!!
	ZOMBIE *Ingredients: 2 1/2 oz. Light Rum 1 oz. Dark Rum 1/2 oz. Apricot Brandy 1/2 oz. 151-proof rum 1 oz. Pineapple Juice 1 oz. Orange Juice 1 oz. Passion Fruit Syrup Splash Roses Lime Juice *Mixing* In a hurricane glass add above ingredients and then add 151-proof rum on top. Garnish with fresh mint Pineapple and cherry MAI TAI 2 oz. Light Rum 1/2 oz. Triple Sec 1 oz. Orange Juice Splash of Orgeat Syrup Or try Amarreto Splash Sweet n Sour *Mixing* Shake and strain into Juice glass over ice Garnish with orange slice CARIBBEAN COSMOPOLITAN:(New popular drink) Ingredients: *2 ounces of Malibu Rum(Instead of Vodka) *1 ounce of Grand Marnier(or Triple Sec) *Splash of Rose's Lime Juice *Splash of Cranberry Juice *Mixing* Poor ingredients in martini shaker with ice and shake hard.Strain and serve in chilled martini glass with lemon twist.
	BLUE HAWAII *Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Light Rum 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao 1/2 oz. Sweet n Sour 2 oz. Pineapple Juice *Mixing* Shake and strain over ice in hurricane glass Garnish with pineapple wedge BLUE SKIES 1 1/2 oz. Light Rum 1/2 oz. Creme de Banana 1 oz. Blue Caracao 4 oz. Pina Colada Mix *Mixing* Blend and serve in hurricane glass top with whipped cream BEYOND THE REEF *Ingredients: 1 oz. Creme de Banana 1 oz. Kahlua 2 1/2 oz. Cream *Mixing* Blend and garnish with Orange slice and cherry
	BY THE POOL *Ingredients: 1 oz. Peach Schnapps 1 oz. Midori 1/2 oz. Orange Juice 1/2 oz. Seven-up *Mixing* Build and serve in wine glass CHANANA *Ingredients: 1 oz. Light Rum 1 oz. Dark Creme de Cacao 1 oz. Creme de Banana *Mixing* Blend and serve in wine glass RUM RUNNER *Ingredients: 2 oz. Light Rum 1 oz. Blackberry Brandy 1 oz. Creme de Banana 1/2 oz. Roses Grenandine 1/2 oz. Roses Lime Juice 1 oz. Pineapple Juice Splash 151-Rum *Mixing* Blend and serve in hurricane glass HOMEPAGE BOURBON VODKA GIN TEQUILA SCOTCH SHOTS WINE BEERS

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