Pineapple Slushie Recipe
This healthy hydrating pineapple slushie is a sweet cool refreshing treat for any time. It is so tasty and easy and quick to make.
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen pineapples
- 1/2 cup ice cubes
- 1 medium orange juice
- Optional. 1 tbsp. agave nectar or to taste
Instructions
- Mix the ingredients. Place frozen pineapple into a blender (I used an immersion blender) and add to it ice cubes and orange juice. Stick to a 2:1 ratio of pineapple to ice. You can always add more ice if needed and if the slushie looks watery to you!
- Pulse them. Then set the blender to high speed and pulse the ingredients a few times until the ice and pineapple are crushed to the desired consistency. If the slushie sticks to the sides, scrap it. You do not want to overly smooth the slushie. Otherwise, it will melt quickly while serving it.
- Serve it. Taste it and adjust for the sweetness and texture you like and serve it immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
Tips and tricks
- Pulse it and do not blend it. This is a great way to ensure a slushie texture with crushed ice and not overly smooth ice.
- Add ice in batches. Stick to a 2:1 pineapple-to-ice ratio no matter the type of pineapple you use. You can add more ice if needed. Add more ice if the slushie looks watery to you.
- Pick sweet pineapple. The sweet ones smell sweet on the bottom and the leaves on top come out easily.
- Sweet it up. Taste the slushie and if needs more sweetness, add sugar or any other sweetness you prefer.
- Make it ahead for a party. Simply blend everything together and store it in a container and freeze it. Let it thaw for about 15 minutes at room temperature or until you can scoop it out into serving cups.
- Blend fresh pineapple. Alternatively, you may blend fresh pineapple with ice or water (2:1 ratio) and orange juice and sugar (optional). Then, taste and freeze it in a container. Let it thaw for about 15 minutes at room temperature or until you can scoop it out into serving cups.
- You may use pineapple juice with ice (2:1 ratio) and orange juice and sugar (optional). Taste it and freeze and serve it as mentioned.
- Although I am not a fan of canned pineapple, you certainly can treat it as fresh pineapple and make a slushie as mentioned.
- You may use coconut water instead of orange juice.
- Make other variations.
- Mix in fruits such as peaches, or berries.
- Herbs such as mint, or basil.
- Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or cardamom
- .Garnish it. Fresh fruits and chopped nuts or seeds are great.
- Freeze the leftover in an air-tight container for up to 3 months. Thaw it at room temperature for about 15 minutes and serve it with a scoop into serving cups.
- Pour leftover slush into popsicle molds and freeze it for 8 hours to make pineapple popsicles.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSodium: 13mgFiber: 3gSugar: 84g
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