Aquaholic-Infused Water

It’s all about water today! Infused water that is. The eyeshadow colour that we have chosen is called “Aquaholic” and it’s a sparkly teal shade.

We’ve got some good infused water ideas/ recipes that we are going to share with you today. They’ll be perfectly refreshing for the Summer months ahead.

Strawberry

4-6 strawberries hulled and quartered

½ lemon, sliced

Small handful of basil

Ice and cold filtered water

Fill a pitcher half way with ice and the strawberries and lemon slices. Scrunch a handful of basil in and then cover with water. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

Strawberry Cucumber

Take ½ cup of strawberries along with ½ cup of cucumber slices and add to a pitcher and add water and put in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Watermelon

2 slices of watermelon cut into thirds

Small handful of basil

Fill a pitcher half way with ice and watermelon. Scrunch a handful of basil in and then cover with water. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

Lemon Lime

Slice an entire lemon and a lime and place those slices in a pitcher and fill with water. Allow it to sit in the fridge for at least a couple of hours.

Blueberry Orange

Slice one orange and add it to a pitcher along with ¼ cups of blueberries. Fill with water and refrigerate.

Blueberry Mint

In a pitcher add ¼ cup of blueberries and 2 small sprigs of fresh mint. Add water to fill and then place in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Raspberry Lime

Quarter two limes and squeeze the juice into a pitcher before throwing in the quarters. Add a small packet of raspberries, about a cup and mush them up a bit. Fill the pitcher with ice and cover with water. You can serve right away.

Pineapple Mint

Into a pitcher add a couple of sprigs of fresh mint. Then add a couple cups of fresh pineapple chunks and mush them up a bit before filling the pitcher with ice and water.  

Grape Orange

Add two cups of halved grapes into a pitcher and then add a thinly sliced orange. Fill with water and refrigerate overnight.

Cherry Lime

In a pitcher add 2 cups of fresh pitted and halved cherries. Then add in a thinly sliced lime (if it’s small, then you can add two). Add water to fill and put in the fridge until you’re ready to drink. 

Summer Slushie Drinks

Ok so as promised...here is our finished DIY Mod Podge tray. It’s all dry and we added on a black decorative ribbon around the edges.

Now for the drinks...

We tried one called Summer Slush. It ended up being quite sweet so I would cut back on the sugar by at least half, maybe even more. Both of the juices are sweet along with the 7 Up that we used.

For the Summer Slush you will need 46 oz. can (4 ½ cups) of pineapple juice, 12 oz. can (1 ¼ cups) of frozen orange juice , 3 cups of sugar (this made it super sweet so try cutting it down to 1 ½ cups), 46 oz. (4 ½ cups) of water.

Combine all of the ingredients together in a saucepan and boil until the sugar dissolves. Pour into a 13x9 inch pan and a loaf pan. We used some recycled containers along with a reusable container. Freeze overnight. We let it sit for a couple of days. 

When you are ready to drink, chisel some of the frozen slush out into glasses and pour 7 Up over it. You can also pour Ginger Ale, Club Soda, or even some of Vodka, Tequila, or Wine!

Some other drinks that we thought sounded interesting are...

Mango Pineapple Frozen Sangria – Combine in a blender, 1 bottle of sparkling wine (half frozen), 1 ½ cups of frozen apple juice, 1 cup of frozen mango, 1 cup of frozen pineapple, and a 1/3 cup of triple sec. Blend it until fully mixed and serve with a garnish of fresh pineapple.

Watermelon Frosty – Combine in a blender, 2 cups of frozen watermelon cubes, ½ frozen banana, juice of half a lime, ½  tbsp. of honey, 2-3 mint leaves. Blend until incorporated but still thick. Garnish with mint and lime.

Pina Colada Smoothie – Combine in a blender 1 cup of pineapple, 1 cup of frozen mango chunks, ½ banana, and 1 cup of coconut milk.  Blend until smooth.

Maybe we’ll give some a try in the warm weather ahead. Enjoy!