Raspberry-Citrus Slushies

Directions

• Mix your sugar and water and store in the fridge
• Make the raspberry puree and store in the fridge
• Juice citrus and store in the fridge.

Place the 3/4 C water and 3/4 C granulated sugar in a cup or bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved. It might seem impossible at first, but it will come together in only a few minutes. You can whisk it for a minute, then move on to the next step, and come back to stir periodically. Set aside.

Place raspberries, powdered sugar, and 2 T water in a food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and add a little more powdered sugar if it‚ is too tart still. If you don't have a food processor you could probably just smash them to a pulp!

Then run the mixture through a strainer to remove seeds. Use a rubber spatula or small spoon to stir and the puree will fall through.

Set that aside so you can juice all those purdy lemons

Combine orange juice, lemon juice, and 3/4 C of the sugar water mixture. Place the ice cubes in a blender, pour the juice mixture over, and process until perfectly slushy. If you need a little more liquid to process it, add the rest of the sugar syrup. You can always add more juice if you need to. Too juicy? Add more ice :) You will get a yummy, slushy mixture.

Grab some glasses and divide your raspberry puree into the bottoms of each (It will just be a tablespoon or two). this will make 4 larger drinks and 6 small ones.

Then pour the slushy mix right on top of it and watch the amazing color show begin! So pretty. I love how they each turn out different.

Garnish with some mint and throw a couple of fresh raspberries on there if you remember and don’t eat them all like I did.

Serve with straws or spoons for ultimate enjoyment!

Recipe and photo courtesy OurBestBites.com. For step-by-step instructions click here.