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You might expect summer slushies to be candy-sweet but Pucker-Up Slushies are all about defying expectations! These delightfully pink and tart slushies are packed with distinct rhubarb flavor, alongside the more traditional sunny lemon! Pucker-Up Slushies also have a little vodka mixed in for a lovely, grown-up buzz! Summer hasn't been this fun since we were kids!
You might expect summer slushies to be candy-sweet but Pucker-Up Slushies are all about defying expectations! These delightfully pink and tart slushies are packed with distinct rhubarb flavor, alongside the more traditional sunny lemon! Pucker-Up Slushies also have a little vodka mixed in for a lovely, grown-up buzz! Summer hasn't been this fun since we were kids!
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb chopped
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup vodka
- 3/4 cup pink lemonade concentrate thawed
- 1 (2-liter) bottle lemon-lime soda chilled
Directions
- In a large saucepan over high heat, add the rhubarb, the water, and the sugar and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the saucepan.
- Simmer the rhubarb mixture until the rhubarb is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Allow the rhubarb mixture to cool slightly.
- In a blender, add the rhubarb mixture.
- Cover the blender and purée the rhubarb mixture until it is smooth.
- Transfer the rhubarb mixture to a 1-quart freezer container.
- Add the vodka and the lemonade concentrate to the rhubarb mixture and stir to combine.
- Cover the container and place the rhubarb mixture in the freezer until it is firm, about 8 hours.
- Transfer the rhubarb mixture to a pitcher.
- Add the lemon lime-soda to the pitcher.
- Serve.
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