Manhattan Beer Slushie Recipes

Steps:

• Fill 2 ice cube trays with the red wine and freeze until solid, at least 6 hours and preferably overnight.
• Combine the brandy, orange liqueur and sugar in a small container with a lid. Refrigerate until ready to make the sangria.
• Combine the frozen berries, red wine ice cubes and chilled brandy mixture in a blender. Blend on high until combined, thick and slushy. Pour into a pitcher and serve.

Steps:

• Pour one 12-ounce bottle of your favorite lager or Belgian white beer into a shallow baking dish and freeze, scraping it with a fork every 30 minutes for 2 hours. Spoon the granita into glasses and top with a drizzle of grenadine, or lemonade or limeade concentrate.

Steps:

• Pour the tropical juice and coconut milk into separate ice cube trays and freeze. Peel the banana, cut into chunks and freeze on a plate.
• When you're ready to make the drinks, add the frozen juice and coconut milk cubes to a blender with the banana chunks. Add the pineapple, rum and mango and blend on high until very smooth, light and creamy, scraping down the sides of the blender several times, 1 to 2 minutes. Immediately pour (or pipe for a soft-serve look) into 4 glasses. Garnish with mango chunks and maraschino cherries and serve.

Steps:

• Place the watermelon in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet, and freeze until completely frozen, like ice cubes, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, cook the sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely melted, about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the chopped basil and stir until completely wilted. Cool completely at room temperature, at least 1 hour.
• When the watermelon is completely frozen, put half in a blender. Strain the basil syrup into the blender, use the back of a wooden spoon or spatula to press down on the basil to extract as much flavor as possible, and discard the basil. Add the lemon juice, and blend until the mixture is mostly smooth, pushing it down with a wooden spoon or spatula if needed. Add the remaining watermelon, and continue to blend until the mixture is completely smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into 4 short glasses (or wineglasses, if you want to be fancy), and garnish each with a basil leaf.

Steps:

• Pour 1 bottle root beer into a standard-sized ice cube tray. Carefully transfer to the freezer until frozen, 3 to 4 hours.
• Whisk cold cream and vanilla in a small bowl until slightly thickened. Cover and place in the refrigerator until needed.
• Transfer root beer ice cubes into a blender. Add 1 1/2 cups cold root beer and blend until a smooth, thick slush forms, stopping and shaking the blender as needed.
• Pour into 2 frozen mugs, leaving about 1 inch of room at the top. Spoon vanilla cream over top and serve.