There will be individual project pictures and links to what everyone else has to offer at the end of my post, but here’s a peek at what we all came up with:
All while growing up, "school's out" meant one thing, freedom. I think Alice Cooper said it best "no more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks . . ." Then I grew up, married, had kids and sent them to school. "School's out" suddenly didn't mean freedom any more. It meant the opposite. For 13 years, it's been more like holy crap, school's out, Mama needs a cocktail.
The other thing I associate with school being out is the red, white and blue holidays, Memorial Day and Independence day. So for this month's Blog With Friends I married those two thoughts and made a red, white and blue cocktail. Frozen, for those hot summer months. Perfect for the adults at your Memorial Day and 4th of July celebrations.
Frozen Berries and Cream Cocktail
A month ago I published a (very popular, if I do say so myself) recipe for my Frozen Mai Tai. At the time I was writing about the fact that we'd lost electricity. In that heat we found that taking a cocktail and translating it into frozen form was . . . well . . . genius for the summer months. It being berry season, this latest frozen drink was a no-brainer.
Start with just gathering a few ingredients:
Blend and then freeze. I kept them in my freezer right in the blender glass jar.
When you're ready to serve you have a few choices. You can scoop into glasses and serve frozen with a spoon. The other option is to stick your jar in the fridge for a short time (or on the counter for an even shorter time) and serve them slushy with a straw. Either way, don't forget to garnish.
I like to serve these frozen. As you drink them they defrost to a slush. If you let them get liquid they're still delicious, but you're drinking too slow.
As always, any time you make one of my recipes, feel free to post a picture of it to my Baking In A Tornado Facebook Page. I'd love to see it!
Portions of this piece cross posted on BA50 as July 4th Signature Cocktail: Frozen Berries and Cream on 6-27-17
Be sure to visit all of this month's other Blog With Friends projects:
Rabia of The Lieber Family Blog shares Make the Most of Summer: For Working Moms .
Kia of Think In English shares School's Out: 5 Books ESL Teachers must Take to the Beach and Read.
Lydia of Cluttered Genius shares Summer non-screen activities.
Dawn of Spatulas on Parade shares the recipe for her Frozen Mocha Coffee.
Melissa of My Heartfelt Sentiments shares Flower Market Card Frenzy.
Tamara of Part-time Working Hockey Mom shares Summer Bucket List.
Rabia of The Lieber Family Blog shares Make the Most of Summer: For Working Moms .
Kia of Think In English shares School's Out: 5 Books ESL Teachers must Take to the Beach and Read.
Lydia of Cluttered Genius shares Summer non-screen activities.
Dawn of Spatulas on Parade shares the recipe for her Frozen Mocha Coffee.
Melissa of My Heartfelt Sentiments shares Flower Market Card Frenzy.
Tamara of Part-time Working Hockey Mom shares Summer Bucket List.
Frozen Berries and Cream Cocktail
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Ingredients (makes 3 - 4):
24 oz raspberry sherbet
1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup raspberry liqueur
1/3 cup white chocolate liqueur
1/4 cup whipped cream vodka
OPT: whipped cream and fresh berries for garnish
Directions:
*Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
*Freeze for 2 hours, up to a few days.
*Move to the counter to allow to start defrosting until it's at the consistency you want. Cocktail can be served frozen with a spoon or semi frozen.
*When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream and fresh berries.
24 oz raspberry sherbet
1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup raspberry liqueur
1/3 cup white chocolate liqueur
1/4 cup whipped cream vodka
OPT: whipped cream and fresh berries for garnish
Directions:
*Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
*Freeze for 2 hours, up to a few days.
*Move to the counter to allow to start defrosting until it's at the consistency you want. Cocktail can be served frozen with a spoon or semi frozen.
*When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Oh my goodness there aren't only berries but chocolate liquor in those cocktails!!
ReplyDeleteSo I guess "you're drinking too slow" won't happen 😂
I love all the red-white-blue recipes going on this time of year, another great example!
Thanks, Tamara, they're part cocktail, part dessert. Hope you try them.
DeleteThose look amazing!!! I wish it was summer her in Japan but we still have 7 more weeks of school to go. I guess I will just have to whip one of those up on Friday night.
ReplyDeleteYou won't be sorry!
DeleteMy son is in college, so school being out means I get to see him everyday for at least 2 months!!!
ReplyDeleteMine are in college too but unfortunately I've only got one here this summer. Enjoy the time with your son!
DeleteOh I love this so much. It's already 1,000,000° here in Austin Texas. I'm doing this for the Fourth of July but I'm terrified I may just want to make it on the regular :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd that would be bad why?
DeleteOh this sounds fantastic! Are there some non-alcoholic options? Would chocolate syrup work?
ReplyDeleteYou can definitely do something without alcohol, give it a try!
DeleteWow, and I just overbought on strawberries. And, we are in a heatwave. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteWell that was perfect timing!
DeleteThese look fantastic! And while I generally stick to just "Red and White" being a Canadian, ;) I'm all for this gorgeous "Red, White and Blue" frozen cocktail!
ReplyDeleteYes, two of these colors work for your flag too. Blueberries are optional!
DeleteI'm salivating right now. Thanks for this.
ReplyDeleteHope you try them!
DeleteThese look fabulous. My mouth is watering. I have never heard of whipped cream vodka. It would be tough to make a Virgin version. I am so looking forward to school out just because the traffic eases up especially in the mornings.
ReplyDeleteYes, we live in a quiet neighborhood near 3 schools, things sure do calm down on our street when school is out.
DeleteOh my, If I ever feel comfortable enough to have a drink it will be one of these! :)
ReplyDeleteWell I'm not sure I want to be responsible for that . . .
DeleteI like the look of the cocktail, I was one of those weird parents that liked school holidays even the Christmas ones that are 6 weeks long
ReplyDeleteYeah, I went through stages, sometimes they were fun and other times they were torture. Now I wish I could have them back.
DeleteFrozen drinks!! I've done 3 myself the past two weeks. Stress. Heat. Mama needed an adult beverage! Looks good!!
ReplyDeleteYes, this is my second and I'm just loving them.
DeleteOohhh! Saving these for this summer's adventures! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHope you love them!
DeleteI need this. I really do.
ReplyDeleteYes you do.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Jack, hope you try it.
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