North Pole Strawberry Smoothie

Ingredients:
1 package (10 ounces) frozen strawberries in syrup, partially thawed and undrained
1/4 cup water
2 cups vanilla frozen yogurt
2 tablespoons vanilla yogurt
1 strawberry-flavored or peppermint candy cane, finely crushed
Green decorating gel

(I wasn't able to find frozen yogurt in the grocery store, so I just used 2 cups of vanilla yogurt and used lots of ice in blender to make it thick.)

Directions:

1. Place strawberries and water in blender.  Cover and blend on medium-high speed until slushy.  Blend on medium speed until smooth.  Transfer to a 2-cup measure.

2.  Place yogurt in blender.  Cover and blend on medium speed until smooth.

3.  Place crushed candy cane on a small plate. Pipe decorating gel around rim of glasses.  Dip rims into crushed candy candy.

4.  Carefully pour yogurt mixture and strawberries at the same time into glasses, creating a half and half design.  Server with large drinking straws if desired.

(makes 3 small size glasses)

(not my picture)

DIY Sonic Cherry Limeade

Ingredients:
1 can frozen limeade concentrate
1-2 liter bottle Sprite
Juice from one 10 oz jar maraschino cherries
Fresh limes (opt)

Directions:
1. Put all together.
2. Add slices of limes and cherries to glass

Lime Sherbet Punch

Ingredients:
2 quarts lime sherbet
2 liters ginger ale
1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice
Lemon Slices
Lime Slices
Maraschino cherries

Directions:
1. In a punch bowl, add quarts of lime sherbet (wait till it's pretty well melted)
2.  Add ginger ale and pineapple juice.
3. Decorate with lemon and lime slices and some maraschino cherries.

Cucumber Lemonade

Ingredients:
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (2 liter ) bottle lemon-lime soda (Sprite or 7-Up)

Directions:
1. Place the cucumber slices into a large pitcher. Pour the lemonade concentrate over the cucumber and let stand for 10 minutes. Pour in the soda. Mix and pour into glasses to serve.

Luscious Slush Punch

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups white sugar

6 cups water

2 (3oz) pkgs strawberry jello

1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice

2/3 cup lemon juice

1 qt (4 cups) orange juice

2 (2 liter) bottles sprite

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, water, and strawberry jello. Boil for 3 mins. Stir in pineapple juice, lemon juice, and orange juice.

2. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 hr.

3. Divide mixture in half and freeze in 2 separate 1 gallon ziplock bags.

4. Take froze slush out of freezer 1 hr before serving.

5. When ready to serve, place the frozen contents of 1 ziplock bah in a punch bowl, and stir in 1 bottle of sprite until slushy. May have to break it up with a fork a little.

This recipe makes enough for 2 punch bowls. Wonderful for wedding, baby showers, etc.

Fresh Fruit Smoothie

Ingredients:
2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries 1/2 banana, sliced
2 TBS honey
1 lb. lowfat vanilla yogurt
6 cubes ice, (only for fresh strawberries)

Directions:
1. Place everything in a blender. If using frozen strawberries, add some milk so that everything will blend smoothly.
2. Blend well and server immediately.
3. Leave leftovers in the blender and place in the fridge.
4. To drink again: Remove from fridge, place on blender bottom, add crushed ice, blend and enjoy.

Serves 3 - 4 people.

Orange Cream Slush

Ingredients:

8 cups orange juice

8 scoops vanilla ice cream

8 orange slices (optional)

Directions:

1. Poor orange juice into 2-qt freezer container; cover and freeze for 2 hrs or until slushy, stirring twice.

2. To server, poor slush into eight glasses, add a scoop of ice cream into each glas.

3. Garnish with orange slices if desired.

8 servings

Strawberry Lemonade Slush

Ingredients:
1 pkg (10 oz) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed
3/4 cup pink lemonade concentrate
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup ice cubes
1 cup club soda

Directions:
1. In a blender, combine the strawberries, lemonade concentrate, water and ice cubes.
2. Cover and process until smooth.
3. Poor into a freezer container.
4. Cover and freeze for at least 12 hrs.
5. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hr before serving.
6. Stir in club soda.

4 servings

Orange Julius

Ingredients:
6 oz frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
12 ice cubes

Directions:
1. Combine ingredients, except cubes in blender.
2. Blend 1-2 minutes, adding ice cubes one at a time until smooth.

Italian Cream Soda

Ingredients:
Ice
1 cup club soda
1/4 cup half and half
1/4 cup any flavored syrup
Whipped cream

Directions:
1. Fill 20 oz cup half full of ice.
2. Add syrup.
3. Add club soda.
4. Add half and half. Stir.
4. Serve topped with whipped cream.

Shirley Temple

Ingredients:
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sprite
1 TBS grenadine syrup
1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
1. In a tall glass, combine orange juice and sprite. Pour grenadine in and let it sink to the bottom. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and a straw for stirring.

Black Halloween Punch

Ingredients:
1 (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened grape soft drink mix
1 (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened orange soft drink mix
2 cups white sugar
3 quarts cold water
1 liter ginger ale

Directions:
1. To make a frozen hand, wash a disposable glove, fill with water, seal with a rubber band and freeze until hard.
2. Stir together grape soft drink mix, orange soft drink mix, sugar and water until solids are dissolved. Combine with chilled ginger ale just before serving. Dip the frozen hand briefly in warm water, then peel off the glove. Float the prepared hand in the punch bowl for a ghastly effect.