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Homemade slushies are the perfect cool down drink for the summer! These homemade slushies made with Kool-Aid are our favorite way to make a homemade slushie! With just 5 ingredients you can whip up this fun summer drink that the kids will love!
Homemade Cherry Slushie
Depending on where you live this would be a homemade slushi, homemade icee, ice slush, or slurpee. However they are all the same thing, flavored ice that tastes amazing and is the perfect cool off drink for summer!
I call these 7-Eleven Slurpee Copy Cat, I grew up in the Poconos and Long Beach Island. Then we lived in New Jersey for almost 10 years and the perfect cool off treat was heading to the local 7-Eleven and getting a Slurpee. But I won’t judge you if you call them by another name, we are all on the same page that they are amazing and delicious and perfect for summer!
Frozen Drinks for Summer
- Salted Caramel Frappuccino
- Sugar Free Frappuccino
- Cinnamon Roll Frappuccino
- Blue Raspberry Fruit Slush
- Oreo Milkshake
How to Make Slushies at Home
Making them at home is much easier then you would even imagine and you don’t even need to have a machine at home to make them!! All you need is a few ingredients and a good blender. If you don’t have a blender, I LOVE my Ninja blender. I have had it for years and it works perfectly for making everything from smoothies and milkshakes to homemade slushies!
Variations of this recipe
If you want to change things up and make different flavored Kool-Aid slushies you can super easily!
Blue Raspberry Slushie: Use Blue Raspberry Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, club soda, ice and sugar.
Lemon-Lime Slushie: Use Lemon-Lime Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, club soda, ice and sugar.
Orange Slushie: Use Orange Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, club soda, ice and sugar.
Watermelon Slushie:Use Watermelon Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, club soda, ice and sugar.
Strawberry Slushie: Use Strawberry Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, club soda, ice and sugar.
Homemade Cherry Slushie Recipe Ingredients
- Cherry Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix
- Maraschino Cherry Juice
- Ice
- Club Soda
- granulated white Sugar
- Maraschino cherries (optional)
How to make a Homemade Cherry Slushie Recipe
Chill the club soda in the fridge for at least 15 minutes, we prefer to have it chilled for an hour.
In the blender add ingredients in the following order: Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, 2 cups cold club soda, 1/2 cup sugar, and Maraschino Cherry juice. Give it a quick blend to blend it all together.
Stop blending and remove the lid from the blender. Add in the ice and blend until mixed well and slushie consistency.
*Optional: If you want to have chunks of cherries in your homemade slushie, add in the 6 maraschino cherries in when you add in the ice.
Pour into glasses and serve.
Amazing Summer Time Drinks
- watermelon lemonade
- fresh squeezed lemonade
- Whipped Strawberry Milk
- berry lemonade
- Whipped Chocolate Milk
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Whipped Coffee
- Blackberry Iced Tea
Homemade slushies
Created by Lauren
3.67 from 12 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 minute min
Servings 4
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Homemade slushies are the perfect cool down drink for the summer! These slushies made with Kool-Aid are our favorite way to make a slushie! With just 5 ingredients you can whip up this fun summer drink that the kids will love!
Ingredients
- 1/2 teaspoon Cherry Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix
- 1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice (optional)
- 5 cups Ice
- 1 cup cold Club Soda
- 1/2 cup granulated white Sugar
Instructions
Chill the club soda in the fridge for at least 15 minutes, we prefer to have it chilled for an hour.
In the blender add ingredients in the following order: Powdered Kool-Aid Drink Mix, 2 cups cold club soda, 1/2 cup sugar, and Maraschino Cherry juice. Give it a quick blend to blend it all together.
Stop blending and remove the lid from the blender. Add in the ice and blend until mixed well and slushie consistency.
Pour into glasses and serve.
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Sodium: 27mg | Sugar: 25g | Calcium: 12mg
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Notes
*Optional: If you want to have chunks of cherries in your homemade slushie, add in the 6 maraschino cherries in when you add in the ice.
