I get to introduce Morgan today from Thnx Pinterest.

We both started our blogs all due to something in common…Pinterest. I hope you enjoy this yummy drink she shares with us today. I personally can’t wait to make one with the infusion of alcohol If this doesn’t get you in the mood for Spring and warmer weather, I don’t know what will.

Yummy Berry-Melony-Lemony slushy

Hi! My name is Morgan and my thnxpinterest.com blog is dedicated to the crafts, projects, parties and recipes I create based on pinspiration from Pinterest. Here is a recipe that I know will become a family favorite in the spring and summer for years to come.

My son, C, has two favorite foods watermelon and berries, so when I saw this pin for Watermelon, Strawberry Lemonade I knew I had to try it. Lucky, this weekend we finally had some amazing spring weather and this slushy seemed like the perfect drink to enjoy while sitting outside in the sunshine. I made a few changes to the recipe and can’t wait to try many more variations on sunny spring and summer days!

Pinspiration

Pinterest Yumm Board from Amy at Frosted Bakeshop

Photo & Recipe courtesy of Amy at Frosted Bakeshop

Loved

• Sweet and sugar free (kind of). The original recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar but I decided to try it without sugar first as my preference is not to give little C any refined sugar (there is enough in all of the watermelon he eats). And guess what, it was still really good and pretty sweet. I also tried it with agave nectar and it was also tasty.
• Berry berry good. I love raspberries and so does C, so obviously I had to add some to this recipe. They added a bit of tartness (which I love) and were a little bit seedy (which I’ve grown to accept is a side effect of eating raspberries) so if you aren’t a huge raspberry fan you might want to stick to just strawberries.
• Rich color. If I could design a crayon color I think it would be this deep dark fruity red (the picture doesn’t do it justice)
• Slushy texture.I used frozen berries and refrigerated watermelon and was very happy with the slushy texture. The crush ice setting on my Kitchenaid blender did a great jobblending everything without making it runny but also not leaving large chunks. If the fruit was all fresh I think the texture may not have been as slushy.

Learned

• Berry-melony-lemony ratio. I used the following measurements; any combination of this ratio would work just fine.
  • 3 cups large chunks of watermelon (approx. ½ small watermelon)
  • 2 cups frozen berries (I did ½ strawberry, ½ raspberry)
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
• Freeze it. I thought it would be fun to try freezing this in a mason jar. My hope was that the texture would stay nice and slushy and I would be able to freeze the night before and then put out in a big bucket for a party so that they would still be frosty cool slushy drinks even on a hot sunny day. Luckily I was right and they defrosted nicely…now for the sun to come back out!
• Seedless watermelon. No one wants to suck a watermelon seed through a straw.
• So many possibilities that I can’t wait to try with this recipe! Here are a few ideas:
  • Freezing it in ice cubes and then serving with Sprite, Champaign or Sparkling water
  • Use the watermelon as a punch bowl to serve the slush
  • Add a little liquor to make it into a Daiquiri, Margarita or Mimosa (had to try that one out – Yummy!)

Thnx

• Thank you Debbie for asking me to be a guest blogger!
• Thnx Amy at Frosted Bakeshop for the inspiring recipe
• Thnx @ShopSweetLulu where I bought the awesome green stripy straw
• As always, Thanks Pinterest for all the inspiring ideas. Not on Pinterest? Send me an e-mail thnxpinterest at hotmail dot com and I’ll send you an invite (if you sign up for an invite on the site it will take a while).