1. Papaya Breeze Poptail
When you're eating these popsicles, you'll essentially be on an island.
You'll need:
1 medium ripe papaya
1 ½ cups SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage
Popsicle sticks
Steps: Peel papaya and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out all seeds and chop. Once chopped, puree papaya in a blender. Mix 1 ½ cups fruit puree with equal amount SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage. Stir well to combine and pour mixture into popsicle mold. Insert craft sticks and store in freezer for at least 8 hours. When frozen, remove pops from mold and serve. Makes 6 popsicles.
2. Pomegranate Granita
Lookin to get a lil fancy? These granitas will impress.
You'll need:
16 oz water
8 oz sugar
16 oz pomegranate concentrate
4 oz SMIRNOFF ICE® Original Flavored Malt Beverage
Steps: Bring water and sugar to a boil until sugar dissolves, making a syrup. Combine syrup with pomegranate concentrate and SMIRNOFF ICE® Original Flavored Malt Beverage. Pour mixture into ice cube trays; freeze. When frozen, blend frozen ice cubes in food processor until no large chunks of ice remain. Spoon into glasses and serve. Serves 4–6.
3. Frozen Melon Balls
Melons were never so cool.
You'll need:
1 small, seedless watermelon
1 cantaloupe
1 honeydew melon
1 cup pineapple juice
1 cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage
½ cup triple sec
Steps: Slice each melon in half. Clean out seeds from cantaloupe and honeydew melons. Take melon baller and make balls out of each melon; place melon balls into container. When done, pour SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage and triple sec over balls. Toss. Cover with lid and freeze until partially frozen. Serve in bowls. Serves 6.
4. Grapefruit Granita
What's better than grapefruit? Grapefruit with a hint a mint.
You'll need:
2 cups SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage
¼ cup sugar
4 mint leaves
4 grapefruit slices
Steps: In saucepan, combine SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage and sugar. Bruise mint leaves between fingers and add to saucepan. Bring mixture to just boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Remove mint leaves. Pour grapefruit mixture into ice cube trays; freeze. When frozen, blend frozen ice cubes in food processor until no large chunks of ice remain. Spoon into glasses and garnish with grapefruit slice. Serves 4–6.
5. Frozen Screwdriver Poptails
Sign up STAT for screwdrivers in popsicle form.
You'll need:
2 cups orange juice
½ cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Screwdriver Flavored Malt Beverage
Popsicle molds
Popsicle sticks
Steps: Pour ¼ cup orange juice and 1 tablespoon SMIRNOFF ICE® Screwdriver Flavored Malt Beverage into each popsicle mold; stir. Insert craft stick and store in freezer for at least 8 hours. Once frozen, remove pops from molds and serve. Makes 6 popsicles.
6. Watermelon-Lime Ice Pops
The power of watermelon and mint combined.
You'll need:
4 cups watermelon, diced
¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 tsp lime zest
¼ cup agave syrup
¼ cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Watermelon Mimosa Flavored Malt Beverage
Popsicle sticks
Steps: Combine all ingredients in blender and process until fully pureed. Pour mixture into ice pop molds stick popsicle sticks through the molds. Store in freezer at least 8 hours. Once frozen, remove pops from mold and serve. Makes 6 popsicles.
7. Green Apple Lemonade
This simple treat is so good, you'll be mad you didn't think of it sooner.
You'll need:
1 carton preferred lemonade
1 ½ cups SMIRNOFF ICE® Sour Green Apple Flavored Malt Beverage (enough to fill ice trays)
Steps: Pour SMIRNOFF ICE® Sour Green Apple Flavored Malt Beverage into ice trays; freeze. Once frozen, add ice cubes to large chilled glasses of lemonade. Serve. Serves 6.
8. Pear-Green Apple Granita
Looking for a unique flavor combo? Get in on these.
You'll need:
4 oz pear juice
2 oz SMIRNOFF ICE® Sour Green Apple Flavored Malt Beverage
Ice
2 green apples
Steps: In a bowl, mix pear juice and SMIRNOFF ICE® Sour Green Apple Flavored Malt Beverage. Pour mixture into ice cube trays; freeze. When frozen, blend frozen ice cubes in food processor until no large chunks of ice remain. Spoon into glasses and garnish with green apple slice. Serves 4–6.
9. Frozen Screwdriver
For the ELEVATED summer brunch.
You'll need:
8 oz SMIRNOFF ICE® Screwdriver Flavored Malt Beverage
8 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
1–2 cups ice
½ cup sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
2 oranges
Steps: Blend SMIRNOFF ICE® Screwdriver Flavored Malt Beverage, frozen orange juice concentrate, ice, sugar, and vanilla in blender until smooth. Garnish with orange wedges, pour, and serve. Serves 6.
10. Strawberry Greyhound Popsicles
A popsicle so sophisticated, you'll feel as if you're in a ball gown.
You'll need:
8 oz grapefruit juice
12 oz strawberries
5 oz SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage
Popsicle sticks
Steps: Place grapefruit juice and whole strawberries in blender and process until pureed. Add SMIRNOFF ICE® Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Flavored Malt Beverage and blend for another 20–30 seconds. Pour mixture into popsicle molds and stick popsicle sticks through the molds. When frozen, remove pops from mold and serve. Makes 6 popsicles.
11. Watermelon and Mint Granita
Will you let watermelon and mint live? They just wanna be together.
You'll need:
¼ cup lime juice
½ cup sugar
½ cup water
1 cup freshly chopped mint leaves
4 cups watermelon chunks
½ cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Watermelon Mimosa Flavored Malt Beverage
Steps: Combine lime juice, sugar, water, mint leaves, and SMIRNOFF ICE® Watermelon Mimosa Flavored Malt Beverage in saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes. Pour mixture into ice cube trays; freeze. When frozen, blend frozen ice cubes in food processor until no large chunks of ice remain. Spoon into glasses and serve with mint garnish. Serves 4–6.
12. Watermelon Slush
Then again, sometimes watermelon needs no companion.
You'll need:
5 cups diced seedless watermelon
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Watermelon Mimosa Flavored Malt Beverage
Juice from 1 lime
Steps: Combine watermelon, sugar, SMIRNOFF ICE® Watermelon Mimosa Flavored Malt Beverage, and lime juice in blender. Blend until smooth and serve immediately. Serves 6–8.
13. Frozen Lemonade Slushies
The adult beverage you've always dreamed of.
You'll need:
6 oz frozen lemonade concentrate (regular or pink)
Ice cubes
Cold water
¼ to ½ cup sugar (to taste)
½ cup SMIRNOFF ICE® Original Flavored Malt Beverage
2 lemons
Steps: Load blender with ice cubes. Add lemonade concentrate, SMIRNOFF ICE® Original Flavored Malt Beverage, and sugar to taste. Fill blender with cold water and blend until mixture is slushy. Divide into serving glasses and garnish with lemon slices. Serves 6–8.
Like we said, summer is basically, essentially here right now. Embrace it with frozen deliciousness from Smirnoff Ice.
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