Boozy Lemonade Slushies
It’s a momentous occasion on this blog today. I made you guys these boozy lemonade slushies, a drink that is neither pink nor sparkly. (See also: Pomegranate Rose Spritzers, Cranberry Champagne Cocktails, and Raspberry Champagne Cocktails. I have a serious problem.)Weird right? And yes, I’m feeling ok.
Boozy Lemonade Slushies
Even weirder? This drink is probably my favorite drink that I have ever concocted. It’s one of those drinks that doesn’t feel like you are actually drinking alcohol. No burning, no aftertaste. Just so much lemon flavor and slushie fun.
Boozy Lemonade Slushies
When the weather gets warm, I crave lemon and lemonade. We had a brief taste of glorious summer weather last week. During one of the two 80 degree days we had, I went on a long, brutal run. 8 miles. To say it was rough is the absolute understatement of the year. I forgot how I thirsty I get when I run in the heat and didn’t bring water along. By the end of the run my mouth was so dry that my tongue felt swollen. All I could think about was driving through Chic Fil A on the way home from the park to get a giant diet lemonade or two. I promised myself that if I did not die of thirst on the last mile back I would do it and drink that glorious lemonade. Which I did. And I drank both before I made it back home.
Boozy Lemonade Slushies
That’s how much I crave lemon when I am hot. A lot.
It all starts by freezing lemonade
So it’s natural that these lemonade slushies will be my go to this summer. They start with frozen lemonade and get a big shot of liquor from lemon vodka and limoncello.
Limoncello
Have you ever had limoncello? It’s this amazing Italian lemon liquor from the south of Italy. You’d think growing up with a southern Italian grandma I’d have had it prior to my adulthood, but I actually had it for the first time on a long weekend away. My husband and I stumbled into this little restaurant owned by a southern Italian man. We had been caught in a nasty rainstorm and we were drenched and the only customers in the place. The owner was everything you’d imagine of a man that had been raised in Italy- very friendly, very talkative, and extremely passionate about the food and the liquor he served.
Bowlful of Frozen Lemonade Ice Cubes
He told us all about how he had grown up outside of Naples prior to coming here and had learned to make alcohol from his grandfather. In Italy he had used to make liquor in his bathtub. Here he still made his own limoncello, but fortunately NOT in his bathtub. We had never had it before and he was appalled. He brought out shots of limoncello and told us it was on him. It was the smoothest tasting liquor I’d ever had. It literally tasted like sunshine and lemons. Just wonderful with no burning at all. Perfect for me as someone who doesn’t drink often.
Boozy Lemonade Slushies
And this is what these boozy lemonade slushies taste like to me. Sunshine, lemons, and memories of getting caught in rainstorms. Just perfect for any warm weather gathering or sipping cocktails on your patio this summer.
Boozy Lemonade Slushies
Looking for other warm weather drinks? Try these:
- Peach Wine Sprizters
- Easy Alcoholic Lemonade Cocktail (Spiked Lemonade) Recipe
- Peach Wine Slushies
- The Best Frozen Boozy Strawberry Lemonade Slushies
- Boozy Arnie Palmers
- Raspberry Rose Sorbet
- Frozen Hot Chocolate Floats
- Mocha Frappucinos
- Easy Limoncello Spritz Recipe (Limoncello and Prosecco Cocktail)
Ingredients
- 4 cups of lemonade 2 ice cube trays
- 2 ounces of lemon vodka
- 1 cup of limoncello
- To garnish
- sugar
- lemon wedges
Instructions
- Fill two ice cube trays with lemonade. Freeze until solid. Once frozen, put the ice into a blender with 2 ounce of lemon vodka and 1 cup of limoncello. Blend until smooth.
- Rub a lemon wedge along the rim of the serving glasses and dip the lemony glass rim into sugar to rim with sugar. Fill glass with slushy. Garnish with lemon wedge. Enjoy!
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We are drink sisters! I love Chik Fil A lemonades and I love, love, love limoncello. This recipe looks similar to my recipe for a Limoncello Martini. But, I really love slushy drinks so I think I’m going to have to put your recipe in my summer rotation! Pinned!
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This recipe sounds wonderful. Especially since I make my own Lemoncello.
Thank you Kathy! I’m curious about how you make your own limoncello. Is it difficult to do?
This seems like such a great Summer idea! Lemonade is the best on a hot day, and boozy lemonade can only be better!
OMG these look delish. I was pregnant for the first part of the summer and then didn’t do much fun drinking besides a beer here or there in that first month or so SOOOO ya girl is going to be getting her yummy booze time on! Definitely making this!!
OMG enjoy!
Now these would have been perfect today! Hopefully the hot weather sticks around so that I can try these out.
It’s finally getting nice here. Hope it is for you too and you can enjoy one of these.
Oh my god, I need to try this recipe! the drink looks soooo good. But can I leave out the vodka ? I don’t really drink alcohol.
Yashin
Sure. Limoncello is also alcohol so you may want to leave that out as well. So I’d just sub more non frozen lemonade to get the slush consistency.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I need to try these ASAP!
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This would be so good on a very hot day laying next to the pool!
You had me at boosy!! Hat looks heavenly. I don’t care if it snows this weekend, I’m making these!
Lol! Enjoy!