Hawaiian Punch Slush
The bottle in your fridge, turned into a red slush that actually freezes.
Hawaiian Punch straight from the bottle sits around 12 Brix, which is right on the edge of the Slushi window — close enough that it usually freezes, but often too thin and icy. A small splash of lemon and a shot of simple syrup pushes the sugar into the sweet spot so it comes out smooth and scoopable instead of crunchy. This is the template for any bottled fruit punch: taste, sweeten a touch, add a little acid, done. To spike it, swap 240 ml of the punch for vodka and re-check on the calculator.
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Ingredients
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- Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red1200 ml
- Lemon juice45 ml
- 2:1 simple syrup60 ml
- Cold water300 ml
Method
- 1.Stir the punch, lemon juice and simple syrup together in a jug until fully combined.
- 2.Add the cold water and stir again — chilling the mix first shortens the freeze cycle by 10-15 minutes.
- 3.Pour into the vessel, select the Slush preset and start the machine.
- 4.Let it run 45-60 minutes. If it looks icy rather than smooth, add 30 ml more syrup and let it cycle another 10 minutes.
- 5.Serve straight from the tap over a tall glass.
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