9 Frozen Cocktails and Mocktails To Keep You Cool This Summer
From non-alcoholic lemonade slushies and ice cream floats, to frozen Aperol spritzes and a stunning frozen strawberry margarita, these summer drink recipes will cool you down while you soak in the hot days of summer.
Mangonada
Even if you’re serving a batch of this Mexican slushy on your teensy patio, everything about it screams beach: it’s sweet, sour, a little spicy and extremely refreshing. Get this mangonada recipe.
Frozen Strawberry Margarita
This frozen margarita requires minimal hands-on prep time and is the perfect patio quencher. Get this strawberry margarita recipe.
Frozen Bellini
We’ve turned this classic sparkling peach beverage into a slushy, perfect for hot summer days. Get this bellini slushy recipe.
Frozen Chocolate Martini
Ditch the espresso and do a chocolate version instead! Get this chocolate martini recipe.
Ginger Beer Ice Cream Float
Monster-sized milkshakes stacked with doughnuts, cotton candy and chocolate bar toppings are great for Instagram likes, but for a tasty, grown-up take on the over-the-top soda-fountain-treat trend, we’ll opt for this tangy, spicy float. Get this ginger beer ice cream float recipe.
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Sangria Granita
An adults-only sweet treat to help cool you down on a warm summer evening. And best of all, it only takes 10 minutes to make. Get this sangria granita recipe.
Lager and Lime Blender Slushie
We gave Mexican lager the slushie treatment—and we think you'll agree it's fantastic. Get this lager slushie recipe.
Frozen Aperol Spritz Float
Our extra-cold take on the Aperol spritz, this is an easy, trendy cocktail you'll be making all summer long. Get this frozen Aperol spritz recipe.
Frozen Lemonade Slushie
When life gives you lemons, blend them with some ice. Get this lemonade slushie recipe.
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Chantal Braganza is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She is deputy editor, food at Chatelaine, a cookbook nerd, lover of vintage dish ware, and currently training for yoga teacher certification. Her first book, Story of Your Mother, is out with Strange Light Press.
