Strawberry Crush Recipes

Steps:

• Place strawberries in an airtight container or plastic bag and leave in the freezer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove strawberries from freezer. Place half of the frozen strawberries in the jar of a blender. Add ice, whole almonds, sugar, milk, and liqueur and as many more strawberries as will fit. Blend until there is enough room to add more strawberries. Add remaining strawberries and blend until smooth and spoonable. Divide among 4 serving dishes. Garnish with slivered almonds and serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a 2 cup measuring cup, combine the sugar, lemon juice, and water and stir to dissolve the sugar. In the bender, combine the strawberries and sweetened water. Puree on high speed until smooth. Add the sparkling water and pulse to incorporate. Taste and add more sugar if desired, and pulse to incorporate. Place cracked ice in 2 tall Collins glasses. Pour the strawberry crush over the ice, garnish with mint sprigs, and serve.

Steps:

• Place some salt in a plate.
• Take a tall glass.
• Invert it over the salt and rotate so that the rim gets coated with the salt.
• Now add ice cubes to the glass.
• Add the strawberry crush and the lime juice and a pinch of salt (optional).
• Top with water.
• Add the mint leaves (washed) and the lemon slice to the glass.
• Serve chilled.

Steps:

• In a 2 cup measuring cup, combine the sugar, lemon juice, and water and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• In the bender, combine the strawberries and sweetened water. Puree on high speed until smooth. Add the sparkling water and pulse to incorporate. Taste and add more sugar if desired, and pulse to incorporate.
• Place cracked ice in 2 tall Collins glasses.
• Pour the strawberry crush over the ice, garnish with mint sprigs, and serve.

Steps:

• For the strawberry syrup: Heat the strawberries, sugar and 3/4 cup water in a medium saucepan until boiling. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture thickens and reduces, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit to infuse for 10 minutes. Mash the fruit to a pulp, then strain the syrup into an airtight container. Discard the solids. Refrigerate the syrup until ready to use and up to 1 week.
• For the strawberry punch: Combine the strawberry syrup, pineapple juice, orange juice, orange liqueur and rum in a pitcher. Stir until combined, then cover and refrigerate until chilled and ready to serve.
• When ready to use, stir, then divide between 6 glasses filled with ice. Top each beverage with 1/4 cup sparkling wine or sparkling water and garnish with a fresh strawberry.