Okay, I’m usually posting cocktail ideas, but since I’m in Ohio visiting family my niece Mackenzie requested a kid-friendly party drink. Instead of it being just my creation, I enlisted her help and we came up with this Blackberry Lemon Slush as well as cool Sugar Party Straws to garnish each glass. (See my earlier post regarding the straws here.)
It took a little trial and error to get just the right tart to sweet ratio, but I think young and old will enjoy this drink. After all, we did a taste test on a group ranging from age eight to 75. And I’ll admit, a few of us added a shot of Blueberry Vodka. What can I say, if consuming this many sugar calories, it might as well be a cocktail!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups blackberries
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 to 1 cup agave syrup (Add to taste)
- 5 cups ice
Directions
- In blender, combine lemon juice and blackberries. Blend until smooth. Once mixed, you can continue as is or you can strain your mixture to remove the blackberry seeds. It’s up to you. (Our strainer wasn’t the right size so we skipped the straining and the seeds didn’t really bother any of us.)
- Add water, agave syrup and ice to your blackberry/lemon mixture. Blend until smooth. Be sure to add the agave syrup to taste. I recommend starting with about 1/2 cup and then adding as you go depending on how sour or sweet you want it.
- Enjoy! We enjoyed ours in sugar-rimmedglasses with DIY Sugar Party Straws that we made! See my earlier post for the how-to instructions.
This drink is perfect for the 4th of July! Especially when served with our DIY Sugar Party Straws.
Thanks, Mackie, for the inspiration and wonderful end product! I hope you guys all enjoy.
