Strawberry Slushy (Smoothie) with a Kick

  4.0 – 1 reviews  

Take a classic strawberry smoothie and give it some front and back flavor for a little additional kick. Instead of coconut milk, use coconut water.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
  2. 1 (17.5 ounce) can coconut water
  3. 2 cups ice
  4. 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers rum, or more to taste
  5. 1 tablespoon white sugar, or more to taste
  6. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Blend strawberries, coconut water, ice, rum, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a blender until frozen and slushy.
  2. Depending on the size of the strawberries and amount of ice you add, you may need to add water to allow for smoother blending.

Reviews

Katelyn Gregory
Refreshing! I used frozen strawberries, so didn’t add hardly any ice, but did need to add a bit of water to get it to blend in my Vitamix. Needs more rum though – which is easy to fix! 🙂

 

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