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Recipes

5 Simple Fruit and Ice Hacks You Need This Summer

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at SLU chapter.

Summer is in full swing and nothing’s better than soaking up the sun with your favorite cold beverage. But why not add a little spunk to your lousy ice water? These nifty ice recipes can help give your drink a splash more pep. So next time you’re heading out into the summer heat toss a few of these ice cubes into your water or favorite adult beverage. What an ice way to chill.

Watermelon

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time:3 hours Total time:3 hours 5 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cut watermelon up into small pieces, place in ice cube tray, then freeze.

Striped

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time:3 hours Total time:3 hours 5 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pour your first type of juice 1/3 of the way up in the tray. Freeze.

  2. Pour your next type of juice 2/3 of the way up and freeze.

  3. Add your last layer of juice on top and then freeze.

Pineapple

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time:3 hours Total time:3 hours 10 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Purée frozen pineapple until smooth and then spoon evenly into the tray.

  2. Pour grenadine over top and then freeze.

    #SpoonTip: Enjoy these ice cubes with tequila and orange juice for a refreshing tequila sunrise.

Lemon & Mint

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 5 minutesCook time:3 hours Total time:3 hours 5 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Fill each ice cube space with lemon juice.

  2. Tear up mint leaves into small pieces and add to each space, then freeze.

Raspberry & Blueberry

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time:3 hours Total time:3 hours 10 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Purée blueberries until mostly smooth and fill each ice cube tray half way, then freeze.

  2. Purée raspberries and fill each space up the rest of the way, then freeze.

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