Cherry Limeade Slush
Sonic-style cherry limeade, frozen. Sparkling base, real lime.
The drive-thru version is basically lime, cherry syrup and lemon-lime soda. Building it from sparkling water plus cherry syrup gives you control of the sugar, which matters because the soda version usually lands too sweet to freeze cleanly. Let the sparkling water go flat before it goes in — carbonation foams in the vessel and throws off the fill line. Grenadine works instead of cherry syrup, but it is sweeter, so start with 200 ml and taste.
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Ingredients
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- Sparkling water (poured flat)900 ml
- Lime juice150 ml
- Cherry syrup (Monin or Torani)285 ml
- Cold water270 ml
Method
- 1.Pour the sparkling water into a jug and let it sit 10 minutes so most of the fizz escapes.
- 2.Stir in the lime juice and cherry syrup until the colour is even.
- 3.Top with the cold water and stir.
- 4.Pour into the vessel and run the Slush preset for about 60 minutes.
- 5.Garnish with a lime wheel and a maraschino cherry. For an adult version, swap 240 ml of the water for vodka.
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