Description
Craft a festive Sparkling Christmas Slush Drink that combines sweet cranberry, lemonade, and orange juice for a delightful celebration. Perfect for parties and warm gatherings!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups water
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 5 cups 100% cranberry juice
- 2 (24-oz) cans frozen lemonade
- 3 cups orange juice
- ¼ lemon or orange (optional, for glass rims)
- Colored sugar (optional, for glass rims)
- 6 liters Cherry 7Up (about three 2-liter bottles)
- Fresh cranberries (for garnishing)
- Orange slices (for garnishing)
Instructions
- Combine water and sugar in a saucepan, heat until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat, add cranberry juice, lemonade, and orange juice; mix well.
- Pour the mixture into shallow dishes and freeze for at least 3 hours.
- Prepare glasses by rimming with lemon or orange and dipping in colored sugar.
- Fluff the frozen slush with a fork, then fill each glass halfway.
- Pour Cherry 7Up over the slush, garnish with cranberries and orange slices, and serve immediately.
Notes
Make this slush ahead of time—just fluff before serving!
You can use flavored sparkling water instead of Cherry 7Up for a twist.
Ensure all ingredients are cold for a refreshing drink.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 glass
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg