Four cash-saving tips to create your own slushies at home for kids and adults
ICED drinks are one of the joys of summer – and a slushie is always a hit with both kids and adults.
Here’s how to have fun creating your own frozen treat at home and save money on drinks from big chains . . .
SLUSH, BANG, WALLOP: Most slushie machines cost at least £40. But the Slush Puppie one at Robert Dyas is now down from £52.99 to £34.99.
If you have a blender, you can also use it to make a super slushie.
Smash up ice cubes a little before you pop these and your other ingredients in the blender, then blitz on high speed for around 30 seconds.
Or try the Chill Factor slushie maker, £10, from Argos. You freeze the cup over-night then fill with your favourite drink and squeeze until it makes a slush.
OLD FAVOURITE: Add some syrup to crushed ice for an old-school slush.
A bottle of the Slush Puppie red cherry flavour from Studio.co.uk is on sale, down from £8 to £4. Or a two-pack of raspberry-and-strawberry syrup is down from £14.99 to £9.99 at Robert Dyas.
FOR THE KIDS: As a healthy treat for children, slushies are a great way to smuggle some fruit into their diet.
Strawberries, blueberries, mango and peaches all make excellent flavours for a slush blended with ice, and add a teaspoon or so of honey or sugar syrup. Or serve up the summer holiday spirit in a glass with a virgin Pina Colada.
Freeze 250ml of pineapple juice into ice cube trays ahead of time.
Then blend with 100ml of coconut cream and serve with a big chunk of pineapple.
ADULT ONLY: A frozen margarita is the ultimate adult slush drink for summer.
To knock up your own, mix 50ml of tequila, 25ml of triple sec, 25ml lime juice, plus 15ml of sugar syrup. Blend with a large handful of ice.
Wet the rim of your glass, dip in salt and finish with a lime wedge.
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