Let’s talk homemade slushees, delicious and easy homemade slushies to be exact!
One my daughter’s all time favorite treats is a blue raspberry slushie (or is that slushee, I never quite know). There is a little snow cone place near our home and she’s always finding ways to convince me that we need to go get snow cones. They are great, I’ll give her that, but I kind of want to fall over every time I pay a few bucks for what is basically a cup of ice.
And then there is the issue of the bright blue tongue and lips which make her look like she has hypothermia, and make me feel like I need to call the dentist. I figured there had to be a better way. And there is!
Oh yeah! Fabulous homemade blue raspberry slushies that have been declared “the best ever” by a very honest and incredibly picky ten year old. Woohoo! I have to admit, these turned out all kinds of awesome and are super easy.
When I recently found some McCormick’s Raspberry Extract at my grocery store, I knew I had to try and create a fun, summery, frozen drink with it. I am so thrilled with the results.
This recipe only calls for four ingredients… Water, sugar, McCormick Raspberry Extract and McCormick Food Coloring. My daughter picked the Neon Blue food coloring, but the regular blue would work as well. You can also make this without any food coloring.
I used my ice cream maker to make these, and let me tell you, it is ALL kinds of awesome for this. How I haven’t tried it before is beyond me. It makes PERFECT homemade slushees!
All of the ingredients are mixed up, then into the ice cream maker they go for 20 minutes.
And out came the perfect slushee consistency.
How cool is that???
This made four servings, about one cup a piece. The flavor was perfect and I loved that my daughter’s mouth and teeth were not some crazy shade of blue after she enjoyed her treat. It’s nice to be able to control the amount of food coloring in it.
If you don’t have an ice cream maker and have considered getting one, go for it. They are so easy to use, and I keep finding more ways to use mine (in addition to crazy delicious homemade ice cream). I have the Cuisinart Ice 20 1 1/2 Quart Machine and there is a newer model out for a few dollars more that comes in lots of fun colors.
If you want to make one without an ice cream maker I would try replacing two of the cups of water with ice, and making it in the blender. I haven’t tried that myself, so if anyone does, let me know how it goes.
If you love this recipe, make sure to check out my Disney Dole Whip Recipe as well! While the kids are enjoying one of these frozen treats, whip yourself up a Frozen Margarita or a Frozen Pina Colada!
Easy Homemade Slushies
Easy Homemade Slushee Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups of cold water
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp McCormick Raspberry Extract
- 4-6 drops of McCormick Neon Blue Food Coloring or other color of your choice
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine water and sugar and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add in McCormick Raspberry Extract and stir well. Follow with 4-6 drops of McCormick Food Coloring to achieve your desired color. Stir well. Pour into your ice cream maker (this recipe was tested in a 1 and 1/2 quart ice cream maker) and turn on and run according to ice cream maker package directions. Let run for approximately 20 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately.
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So much fun! I think next I’m going to try a vanilla version, which is what I typically get at the Snow Cone place we go. Though coconut and lemon sound pretty tasty as well, or even root beer! I’m sure we will be experimenting with this recipe quite a bit this summer. I might even have to try making margaritas in the ice cream maker. 🙂 Cheers!
Cute straws can be found at Sweets & Treats Boutique.
Originally posted in 2013
Fu says
No one cares what your daughter likes.
Christi Johnstone says
Well then I guess you shouldn’t read my blog. Problem solved, Fu, too! 🙂
Smart says
so everyone just has an ice cream maker at their house right ??
Christi Johnstone says
As written in the post… If you want to make one without an ice cream maker I would try replacing two of the cups of water with ice, and making it in the blender.
Elizabeth Steigerwalt says
This is awesome
M.R. says
I look forward to trying this out this summer. Thank you for the idea, I hadn’t thought of it! I am appalled at some of the more recent comments on here. If they were trying to somehow make you look foolish, the only thing they succeeded at was making themselves look foolish.
Carla says
Trying this recipe this weekend with the grandsons!
SushiCatMom says
I want to hear about the margaritas in the ice cream maker!!
Christi Johnstone says
You can search margaritas on in the search box or copy and paste this address to go to the post! https://www.lovefromtheoven.com/ice-cream-maker-margaritas/
Nb says
Very nice suggestions thank you
Barry Heisler says
How can you put a cup of sugar but then it says 0 sugar I’m a diabetic and wanted to try this thanks not trying to be a say just asking
Christi Johnstone says
This is a 8+ year old recipe and back when written in 2013, at most, we maybe added a calorie count. Feel free to plug the ingredients into an online calculator to check and see if they meet your needs. I am not familiar with diabetic diets, but I would venture a guess that nothing on my website, aside from some main dish items, would be a good fit, given they almost all contain gluten and sugar, and have not been tested for substitutions. I’d suggest trying the website All Day I Dream About Food. Carolyn develops sugar/gluten free recipes.