Chocolate Mint Milkshake

By: Amy

"A cool, refreshing milkshake that will have you craving for more. All you need is milk, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and a few drops of some peppermint extract."

 

 

Ingredients

• 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• 1 drop peppermint extract

Directions

1. In a blender, combine ice cream, milk, chocolate syrup and peppermint extract. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Better Butter Beer

By: PrairieJane

"We developed this version of Harry Potter's butter beer after trying several online recipes that were sickly sweet. It is basically an old fashioned ice cream soda. Mixture may foam and overflow if you are not careful."

 

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butterscotch ice cream topping
• 10 fluid ounces seltzer water
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream

Directions

1. Spoon butterscotch topping into a tall glass. Whisk 1 to 2 fluid ounces seltzer water into butterscotch topping until topping is slightly thinned. Add the remaining seltzer water until glass is 3/4 full. Gently scoop ice cream into glass.

Footnotes

• Cook's Note:
• For a creamier textured butter beer, you can stir a small amount of softened ice cream (about 1 to 2 tablespoons) into the butterscotch topping before adding the seltzer. This also results in a foamier head on top. Sweetness may be adjusted to taste by adding more or less butterscotch topping. Sugar-free ingredients can be substituted.

Watermelon Mojito Cocktail Pops

If you like mojito cocktails you’ll love watermelon mojito pops! It’s a no-brainer. These refreshing poptails are made with sweet watermelon, light rum, lime juice and plenty of fresh mint

2        cups chopped seedless watermelon

3         tablespoons sugar

 

3         tablespoons light rum

3        tablespoons fresh lime juice

                                          

3        tablespoons water

 

4        small fresh mint leaves

Lime slices, if desired

1 In blender, place all ingredients except lime slices. Cover; blend until smooth.

2 Divide mixture among 5 (5-oz) paper cups. Cover cups with foil; insert craft stick into center of each pop. Freeze about 8 hours or until frozen. Garnish with fresh lime slices.

Morning Afternoon Night Iced Tea

2 quarts boiling water

4 Irish breakfast tea bags

1/2 cup honey

2 cups milk

Directions

1. In a gallon pitcher or jar, combine the boiling water and tea bags. Let steep for about 1/2 hour, or until desired strength is achieved. Remove tea bags, and stir in honey to taste. Refrigerate until chilled, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in milk.

Hawaiin Plantation Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 1 quart barely boiling hot water
• 4 orange pekoe tea bags
• 1 quart ice cold water
• 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup simple syrup (optional)
• 1 fresh pineapple - peeled, cored, and cut into spears

Directions

1. Pour the barely boiling hot water into a large pitcher, and add the tea bags. Steep the tea 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the tea bags, and pour in the ice water. Pour in the pineapple juice. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 1 1/2 hours.
2. Pour the tea over ice, garnish with pineapple spears, and serve.

Watermelon Lemonade Beer Cocktail

You can use either regular vodka or a homemade cucumber infused vodka.

Doesn’t homemade cucumber vodka sound so much yummier? You might even want to add more of this vodka and less beer so you can taste a bit more of the cucumber.

To make the cucumber vodka all you need to do is combine vodka and peeled, seeded and diced cucumber in a jar for at least three days in the fridge. Shake once in awhile. When you are ready to use it, strain the vodka.

Watermelon Lemonade Beer Cocktail

• 1 small seedless watermelon {4 cups watermelon juice plus watermelon for garnish}
• 4 bottles of Corona
• 1/2 cup cucumber vodka (or regular)
• 1 container frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed

First, cut the watermelon into pieces. {Reserve some watermelon if you’d like to use it as a garnish. Cut up small watermelon squares and place on skewers and freeze!} Transfer the watermelon to a blender and blend until it is liquid. Then, strain the blended watermelon over a bowl to catch the liquid. Repeat the process until you have 4 cups of watermelon juice.
In a large pitcher combine all of the ingredients. If you would like to make this ahead of time, wait until you are ready to serve to pour in the Corona.
Serve with the frozen watermelon skewers. Enjoy!

Blueberry-Mint Lemonade

Ingredients:

7 cups Ocean Spray® Blueberry Juice Cocktail
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, washed
1 12-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

 Directions:

Combine 1/2 cup of the blueberry juice cocktail with the mint leaves in large (at least 2-quart) nonmetal pitcher or container. Crush the mint leaves against the side and bottom of the container with a wooden spoon. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in remaining juice cocktail and the lemonade concentrate. Pour into glasses over ice. Garnish with extra mint leaves, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

Mocktail Of The Day : Coco Colada

4 oz pineapple juice

2 oz coconut cream (6oz pina colada mix)

In a blender, add 1 cup ice, pineapple juice and cream of cocunut (or 6 oz. pina colada mix). Blend until slushy and drain into an old fashion or margarita glass. Garnish with an ornage wheel.

Cookie Dough Shooter

1 part Amaretto
1 part Bailey's irish cream
5 pinches CinnamonLayer Amaretto above Bailey's Irish Cream, then add various pinches of Cinnamon. Serve once cinnamon clumps begin to settle into the liquor.

Sounds a lot better then the Creme Caramel I made last night (I found a 155 calorie recipe on delish.ca and it was disgusting. The worst thing I have ever tasted). 

 

Go Girl Cocktail

Another delicious drink I found last night!

1 shot Chambord raspberry liqueur
1 shot Vodka
1/2 cup Club soda
2 tblsp Sour mix
Mix it all together on ice

Copy Cat Recipe – Sonic’s Cherry Limeade

Copy Cat Recipe – Sonic’s Cherry Limeade

Ingredients

• 12 oz of Sprite ( regular or diet)
• 1 slice of lime
• Grenadine
• Cherry ( Bright Red Ones)

Instructions

1. Juice lime and place wedge in the cup of Sprite + Cherry
2. Add about 1/5 of a cup of Grenadine. Mix
3. Enjoy!

What To Do

Juice lime and place wedge in the cup of Sprite + Cherry

Add about 1/5 of a cup of Grenadine ( it really is your preference though – my husband prefers less) + Cherry . Mix

Frappe

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Coffee
2 Tbsp of Creamer
1/2 cup Milk
Ice Cream Topping ( any kind )
Whipped Cream
4 cups of Ice

Directions:
Add skim milk to the blender.  Mix creamer and coffee, then add to blender.  Blend on medium until preferred consistence.  If too thick add milk.  If it's watery,  then there is not enough ice.  Mix in the topping with frappe,  then add whipped cream and top with topping again.