Fruity Refreshers

Spiked or kid-friendly, these cool drinks please anyone.

Watermelon slushies

At your next family happy hour, keep cool with pitchers of punch or slushies. Use Sprite instead of alcohol if desired.

Lime Punch

  • 2 12-ounce cans of frozen limeade
  •     concentrate
  • 1 cup vodka
  • ½ cup triple sec
  • 1 liter club soda
  • superfine sugar or simple syrup (optional)
  • mint leaves & lime slices (garnishes)

Make one can of limeade per the instructions, pour into ice trays, and freeze. In a pitcher or punch bowl, stir the remaining ingredients together and sweeten to taste. Add the limeade ice and garnishes. Serves 10

Watermelon Slushies

  • 4 pounds watermelon cubes
  • 1 bottle light white wine, such as
  •    pinot gris/grigio or an off-dry riesling

Spread the watermelon cubes on a baking sheet and freeze. Blend half the watermelon and half the wine until slushy; repeat for the second batch. Serves 6

Mindy Kinsey
Mindy Kinsey is the editorial director of Richmond Magazine. From 2018-2021 she was editor of Virginia Living.
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