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non-alcoholic🧊 Slush mode
Sonic Cherry Limeade Slush (Copycat)
Sprite, fresh lime, cherry syrup — drive-in nostalgia, frozen.
4 min prep · 50 min freeze 6 servings easy
The Sonic favorite, rebuilt for the Slushi. Sprite gives the lemon-lime backbone, fresh lime juice keeps it sharp, and grenadine (or maraschino cherry syrup) brings the color and sweetness.
Verdict for
It slushes!
Your drink hits the sweet spot. Pour and pulse.
✅ SLUSHES
Alcohol
0.0%
target 8–14%
Sugar density
12.2 g/100ml
target 11–13 g/100ml
Volume
945 ml
31.9 oz
Sugar
115 g
total
Alcohol0.0% / target 8–14%
Sweetness12.2 g/100ml / target 11–13 g/100ml
Ingredients
Scale the batch — amounts update live in your units.
6
servings
- Sprite (flat)475 ml
- Fresh Lime Juice90 ml
- Grenadine / Cherry Syrup90 ml
- Water290 ml
Batch volume945 ml
Method
- 1.Flatten the Sprite in a bowl (5 min).
- 2.Combine everything in the Slushi on Slush mode for ~50 min.
- 3.Serve with a lime wheel and 2 maraschino cherries on top.
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