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Jun11

Let’s Get Summer Smashed!

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Okay, I love alcohol (what, don’t say you don’t) and I love summer! Here are some of my favorite summer drinks! TIP IT! Shout out to delish.com for these awesome recipes! My tastebuds, spirit, and fun times thank you!

Personal Tip for Every Drink Reciepe: ADD MORE ALCOHOL.

Cherry Smash

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup(s) pitted fresh or frozen (thawed) cherries
  • 1/4 cup(s) fresh mint leaves, plus 4 sprigs for garnish
  • 8 teaspoon(s) sugar
  • 6 ounce(s)   (3/4 cup)  dark rum
  • 1/4 cup(s) lime juice
  • 3 cup(s) cherry-flavored seltzer

Directions

  1. Divide cherries, mint leaves, and sugar among 4 glasses. Mash everything together with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in rum and lime juice. Fill glasses with ice and top with seltzer. Garnish with mint sprigs.
    Carb Servings: 1 fruit.  Carbohydrate Servings: 1.  Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (15% daily value).

Grape Sparkler

What You’ll Need:

  • 4 cup(s) seedless red grapes, plus more for garnish
  • 2 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon(s) honey
  • 2 cup(s) seltzer
  • 6 ounce(s)   (3/4 cup)  vodka

Directions

  1. Puree grapes in a blender. Pour the puree through a fine-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl or large measuring cup. Press on the solids to extract all the juice. Add lemon and honey to the juice; stir until the honey is dissolved. Add seltzer and vodka. Divide among 4 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with whole grapes.
    Carb Servings: 2 1/2. fruit Carbohydrate Servings: 2 1/2.  Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C

PERSONAL FAVORITES!

Monkeylada

What You’ll Need:

  • 2 very ripe bananas
  • 1 cup(s) diced fresh pineapple, plus 4 wedges for garnish
  • 1 cup(s) pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup(s) “lite” coconut milk (see Tips & Techniques)
  • 3 cup(s) ice cubes
  • 6 ounce(s)   (3/4 cup)  light rum

Directions

  1. Puree bananas, diced pineapple, pineapple juice, coconut milk, and ice in a blender. Stir in rum. Divide among 4 glasses. Garnish with pineapple wedges.
    Carb Servings: 2 fruit, 1/2 fat. Carbohydrate Servings: 2.  Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (52% daily value).

Lavaflow Cocktail

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 oz. light rum
  • 1 oz. Malibu® coconut rum
  • 2 oz. fresh or frozen strawberries
  • 1 small banana
  • 2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 2 oz. coconut cream

Preparation:

Blend the 2 rums and the strawberries in a blender to form a smooth paste. Pour this mixture into a tall (Collins or Hurricane) glass. Rinse the blender. Blend the banana, the coconut cream, and the pineapple juice in blender with crushed ice until smooth. Pour this mixture into the glass with the rums very slowly and watch as the strawberry mixture oozes its way to the top along the sides of the glass creating the flowing lava effect. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and paper umbrella.
Alright! DRINK UP!

I need a drink & another cruise, now.