After the kinda screwy day on the forum, and it being Friday. I thought it was time for a little “Pick Me Up”. So post your favorite recipe for a beverage. It can be with alcohol or not. Dont get too tipsy trying all the recipes all at once :shock:
Sangria
1 c sugar
1 c fresh lemon juice
1 c orange juice
1/2 c orange flavored liqueur
2 (750ml) bottles red burgundy wine
1 lemon sliced
1 orange sliced
In a non metal container combine the first 5 ingredients. Put in the fridge for serveral hours to get nice and cold. Just before serving add lemon and orange slices and serve over ice.
I make this a lot during the summer. I love my red wine.
WATERMELON SLUSH
8 c. cubed seedless watermelon
1/4 c. lime juice
1/4 c. sugar
2 c. lemon-lime soda, chilled
In a blender, cover and process the watermelon, lime juice and sugar in batches until smooth. Pour into a freezer-proof container. Cover and freeze for 30 minutes or until edges begin to freeze. Stir and return to freezer. Repeat every 20 minutes or until slush, about 90 minutes. Spoon 3/4 c. into glasses, add 1/4 c. soda.
Yield: 8 servings.
Very refreshing!
QUICK ORANGE JULIUS
6 c. orange juice, divided
1 pkg. (3 ½ oz.) instant vanilla pudding
½ t. vanilla
1 envelope whipped topping mix
In a mixing bowl, combine 3 cup of the orange juice, vanilla, pudding mix and whipped topping; beat until smooth. Stir in remaining orange juice.
Makes 6 servings.
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Banana Daiquiri
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Rum
Amount Measure Ingredient – Preparation Method
2 ounces Light Rum
1/2 ounce Banana Liqueur
1 ounce Lime Juice
1/2 Ripe Banana – sliced
Using a blender filled with a cup of ice, combine all ingredients. Pour into a collins glass.
Source:
“Manitoba Liquor Control Commission”
4 tea bags
2 cups boiling water
5 cups cold water
1 - 12oz frozen orange juice
1 - 12oz frozen lemonade
1 - 12oz frozen limeade
rum or your favourite liquor
7-Up or ginger ale
Soak tea bags in boiling water for 20 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients.
Add 2-1/2 cups of rum or your favourite liquor.
Mix in a covered container and freeze.
Scoop into glasses, filling 1/2 full.
Add 7-Up or ginger ale to remaining 1/2.
May substitute the orange juice with a peach drink or fruit punch.
Alcohol doesn’t freeze hard so this makes a nice slush drink for
those hot summer days. Enjoy!
Sorry, forgot to include name of the drink I posted above (first time I
post a message…lol).
Name of drink is SLUSH DRINK.
Be careful, you tend to forget that there’s actually alcohol in the drink
so make sure that you don’t drink and drive!
CITRUS SQUEEZE SMOOTHIE
1 1/2 c. fresh orange juice
2/3 c. frozen whole strawberries
1 banana, sliced
2 scoops vanilla non-fat frozen yogurt
1 c. ice
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until all the ice is crushed and the drink is smooth.
Makes one 24-oz. drink.
LEMON SLUSH TEA
1 bottle lemon iced tea (473 ml)
1 pint lemon sherbert (500 ml)
At serving time, spoon sherbert into 4 chilled glasses; pour in chilled lemon iced tea.
Stir just until combined. Serve immediately.
- Try orange, lime or raspberry sherbert.
PORCH PUNCH
2 cups fruit-flavoured iced tea
2 cups ginger ale
1 cup soda water
1 cup lemonade
1 cup orange juice
sugar to taste
Mix all ingredients in large pitcher.
Serve with lots of fruit garnishes and ice.
Serves 10-12
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SANGRIA TEA SPARKLER
4 cups lemon-flavoured iced tea
1/2 cup concentrated grape juice
1 lemon, sliced
1 lime, sliced
1 peach, pitted and cut into chunks
2 cups chilled club soda
Pour iced tea and grape juice into large pitcher.
Add fruit and chill.
When ready to serve, add soda.
Serves 8
I think i might make that slush drink this weekend. I almost said lush. Well thats what i would dbe if i tried all of these…Keep them comming
Old Virginia Wassail Cider
Serves 15
INGREDIENTS:
· 2 quarts Apple cider
· 2 cups orange juice
· 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
· 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
· 1 tablespoon whole cloves
· 1/2 cup honey
DIRECTIONS:
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In a large stockpot over medium heat, combine the apple cider, orange juice, pineapple juice, cinnamon sticks, cloves and honey. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat, or transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm while serving. Strain out cinnamon sticks and cloves before serving if desired.
“A quick and delicious hot cider drink - Great for cold weather entertaining. Always a big hit with young and old! Cloves can be placed into cheesecloth or teabag infuser for easy removal if desired. A cinnamon stick in each cup makes a nice garnish.” Original recipe yield: 15 servings.
Mulled Cranberry Cider
Serves 8
INGREDIENTS:
· 4 cups cranberry juice
· 1 oranges, zested
· 7 whole cloves
· 3/4 cup dried cranberries
· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 2/3 cup honey
· 1 cinnamon sticks
DIRECTIONS:
- Pour cranberry juice into a slow cooker; set on high. To the juice add the zest from the oranges, cloves, cranberries, vanilla extract, honey and cinnamon sticks. Heat, stirring occasionally, until hot and steamy, about 20 minutes.
For a crowd
Witches Brew
10/29/2004
1 gallon apple cider, chilled
1 quart orange juice, chilled
1/2 to 1 cup grape juice, chilled
1 12-ounce bottle club soda, chilled
4 cups ice cubes
In large punch bowl, combine apple cider, orange juice and grape juice and mix gently. Slowly pour in the club soda. Add the ice cubes and Gummy worms. Carefully and slowly, arrange the gummy worms on top of ice cubes and over the sides of bowl.
Russian Tea (dry mix)
1 C Lipton instant tea with lemon
2 C Tang
1 ½ C Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
½ tsp Ground cloves
Mix together & use 2 tsp per cup of hot/cold water.
I make it with hot then ice it down.
Pink Sunrise Punch
2 cups pink grapefruit juice
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup grenadine
8 cups gingerale or Sprite
Maraschino cherries (optional)
Mix juice and grenadine together in punch bowl (or large pitcher); add gingerale or Sprite. Stir gently and add ice. Serve garished with a cherry. If making to serve in a punch bowl, freeze an ice ring and float in punch. Refreshing summer drink.
Instant Mocha Mix
1 cup sweetened chocolate drink powder (like Nesquick)
1/3 cup instant coffee granules
3/4 cup powdered coffee whitener
Mix all 3 ingredients together. Store in airtight container in cupboard. Makes about 2 cups, enough for 16 servings.
Stir 2 tbsp. of Instant Mocha Mix into 1 cup (250 mL) boiling water. Stir well. Top with 2 tbsp. whipped toppings. Serves 1.
ANYBODY have a recipe for Iced Cappucino like Tim Horton’s.
Tried one but didn’t have enough flavour.
Chocolate Orange Shake
Refreshing. Not too sweet - unless you add a final garnish of whipped topping!
1-1/3 cups prepared orange juice
1 cup ginger ale
3 rounded scoops of chocolate ice cream
Pour orange juice and ginger ale into blender.
Add ice cream. Process until smooth.
Makes 2-1/2 cups. Serves 2
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Coffee Alexander Shake
1/4 cup boiling water
2 tsp instant coffee granules
1 cup milk
2 tbsp chocolate syrup
1 cup vanilla ice cream
Stir boiling water and coffee granules in small cup. Cool.
Put milk, syrup, ice cream and prepared coffee into blender.
Process until smooth.
Pour into 2 fancy stemware glasses.
Makes 2 cups. Serves 2.
Chocolate Soda
Or a chocolate float. Notice the colour change as you pour soda water over the dark base.
1/2 cup chocolate milk
1 rounded scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream
1 cup soda water
Pour chocolate milk into 16 oz glass.
Add ice cream.
Pour soda water slowly into glass until full.
Serve with straw and long soda spoon.
Makes 2 cups. Serves 1.
NOTE: 1-1/2 tsp instant chocolate drink powder or 1 tbsp chocolate syrup stirred into 1/2 cup milk may be used instead of chocolate milk.
Cranberry Punch
2 cups cranberry cocktail
2 cups orange juice
1 cup pineapple juice
2 cups ginger ale
Note: Combine first 3 ingredients and chill. Do not add ginger ale until ready to serve punch so that it doesn’t go flat.
You can omit the orange juice.
Add frozen raspberries to punch as a garnish and/or make ice cubes out of cranberry cocktail and pineapple juice (red and yellow cubes) so that it doesn’t water down the punch and keeps it chilled.
For the holidays, I put 2 cups cranberry cocktail and 2 cups orange juice into a bundt cake pan and froze it solid to make like a big ice cube. When frozen solid, dip pan in hot water to loosen then put big cube into punch bowl. It keeps the punch chilled for quite a while.
My sister-in-law LOVES this punch (without the orange juice) at Christmas time where she adds WINE to her glass of punch! Makes it kinda like a wine spritzer I guess.
I served this punch (with the orange juice) for the kids at Christmas time, instead of pop. Was funny how my 12 year old daughter kept asking me if I was sure there was no alcohol in this punch. The ginger ale adds a little fizz. Makes a great non-alcoholic drink!