These Frozen Cocktails Are Guaranteed To Make You Cooler

Cocktails are always a treat, and the summer heat presents a great opportunity to have fun cooling them down. Frozen cocktails are especially yummy, so here are a few delicious options to give your blender a workout.

Pina Colada

This go-to poolside cocktail is easily recreated at home with just a few ingredients, most of which you can pick up from your liquor store. Some people prefer to add the rum on top of the frozen concoction as a floater, but adding it into the mixture prior to blending itself gives it better distribution. However, if you have some non-imbibers in your company, keeping it as a separate, optional topper is considerate. You can also add an extra floater in addition to blending it to give the beverage extra kick.

Traditional Pina Colada

• 6 oz cream of coconut (Coco Lopez is great and found in the mixer section of your liquor store)

• 6 oz pineapple chunks and juice (fresh or canned)

• 6 oz gold rum

• Combine all ingredients with ice in a blender, garnish with pineapple wedge and serve.

Pro-tip: If your refrigerator has a crushed ice function, use that rather than cubed ice – it will cut down on the heavy lifting for your blender.

Wine Slushie

Wine slushies are a newer trend that is great when you’re looking for a lighter-octane beverage. You can use any kind of wine you like, but it’s a good idea to stick with wine that isn’t terribly expensive – color, bouquet, and other aspects that aficionados appreciate are generally lost once thrown into a blender. A refreshing white wine (sparkling or otherwise) is a good start, then add fruit of choice and sweetener.

Strawberry Bubbly Slushie

• 1-2 cups sparkling wine (you can sub sparkling wine with plain white and carbonated water – whatever is readily available)

• 1 cup strawberries

• Simple syrup / sweetener to taste

• Combine all ingredients with ice in a blender, garnish with fruit and serve.

Pro-tip: Use frozen fruit rather than fresh fruit and ice. It will eliminate the extra water that can make your drink flat rather than fun.

Frozen Gin and Tonic

A frozen gin and tonic is a high-octane option for those who want to chill out their usual favored cocktail. Feel free to snazz up your recipe with cucumbers, lime garnishes or sugar rims for a refreshing twist.

Gin and Tonic Teaser

• 6 oz gin

• 4 oz tonic water

• 3 oz lime juice

• Simple syrup (optional)

• 3 ounces chopped cucumber (optional)

• Combine all ingredients with ice in a blender, garnish with lime or cucumber and serve.

These are just a few options. Try strawberry daiquiris, rum runners, frozen mudslides or anything else that might be boozy and delicious. Have fun and enjoy!