As American Independence Day draws near, fireworks and barbecues are sure to follow. These recipes hold up to the heat and add a little bit of color to your table:
Red, White and Blue Pina Colada
Ingredients
Blue and red ingredients:
- 2 cups of strawberries
- Blue Gatorade
Base white mixture:
- ¾ cup of pineapple juice
- ½ cup of cream of coconut or coconut milk
- 2 cups of ice
Instructions
- Use a blender that you trust to blend whole pieces of ice.
- The night before prepare Gatorade ice cubes in an empty ice tray.
- Blend the base white mixture and divide into halves.
- Add strawberries into one half of the reserved mixture and blend
- Blend the Gatorade ice cubes with more Gatorade into a slushy consistency.
- Carefully pour each of the different colored mixtures into drinking glasses.
Red/White/Blue dip
Ingredients:
- Red salsa
- Queso blanco dip
- Blue corn chips
Instructions:
Use store bought dip and salsa or make your tried and true recipe.
Red, White and Blue Popsicles
Ingredients:
- Popsicle molds
- Cranberry juice
- Lemonade
- Blue Gatorade
Instructions:
- This is a really simple and refreshing treat. The key is making sure each layer is completely frozen before adding the next new ingredient, otherwise the layers will blend together.
- Pour the Gatorade into the bottom of the mold and freeze the first layer for two hours.
- Check that the Gatorade is completely frozen, then pour in the lemonade and insert the popsicle stick. Freeze the second layer for two hours.
- Pour the cranberry juice over the top and freeze overnight.
