Red White and Blue Slushies
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This easy Red, White, and Blue Layered Slushie Drink is a fun and refreshing way to celebrate the patriotic holidays! Whether you’re hosting a 4th of July BBQ, Memorial Day picnic, or just enjoying a warm summer afternoon, this colorful drink adds a festive touch to any gathering.
This fun 4th of July drink is kid-friendly, festive, and best of all, super simple to put together.
The cool part of this drink comes from how the colors are layered. With a little help from different sugar levels in each drink, you get those clean red, white, and blue stripes without any special equipment.
Ingredients
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions
- Blue: Use blue raspberry Gatorade or Kool-Aid instead of Blue Hawaiian Punch.
- White/Clear: Lemonade or white grape juice works if cherry Gatorade isn’t available.
- Red: Swap red Hawaiian Punch with cranberry juice cocktail or red Gatorade.
Garnish with fresh berries or a paper flag pick for an extra festive touch
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How to Make Red White and Blue Slushies
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1: In a blender, combine 2 cups of ice with 1 cup of Blue Hawaiian Punch and pour into container and freeze.
Step 2: In a blender, combine 2 cups of ice with 1 cup of Gatorade and pour into container and freeze.
Step 3: In a blender, combine 2 cups of ice with 1 cup of Red Hawaiian Punch and pour into container and freeze.
Step 4: Prepare the slushies: fill a glass ⅓ full with the blue slushy mixture. Fill another ⅓ of the white slushy mixture and the red mixture.
Timesaving Tips
- Use crushed ice to help hold the layers better—cubed ice may cause colors to blend.
- Pour slowly over the back of a spoon to keep layers from mixing when assembling slushies.
- Chill all liquids beforehand so the ice doesn’t melt too fast.
- Assemble just before serving for best visual effect.
- Serve in clear glass or plastic glasses.
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Red White and Blue Slushies
Ingredients
- 2 cups blue Hawaiian punch
- 2 cups red Hawaiian punch
- 2 cups cherry glacier or other clear Gatorade
- 6 cups ice
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Gather 2 large freezer safe containers
- In your blender, combine 2 cups of the ice and 1 cup of the blue Hawaiian punch.
- Blend, until smooth, adding extra blue punch, if needed for a slushy consistency.
- Pour the blue slushy into one of the containers, and move to the freezer.
- To the blender, add 2 more cups of ice, and 1 cup of the Gatorade.
- Blend until smooth, adding additional Gatorade, if needed.
- Pour the white slushy mixture into one of the containers, and move it to the freezer.
- Repeat for the red layer using 2 cups of ice and the red Hawaiian punch. Start with 1 cup, blend, and add more if needed.
- To prepare the slushies, fill a glass 1/3 full with the blue slushy mixture.
- Fill another 1/3 with the white slushy mixture.
- Finally, finish with the red slushy mixture.
- Top with a maraschino cherry, and enjoy!
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That looks so festive!
These were tasty and so easy to make! Kids loved them!
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Hugs,
Bev