This patriotic vodka lemonade slushie brings the festive red, white, and blue colors together in a refreshing cocktail slush blended with raspberry, lemonade, and citrusy blue curacao flavors.
Prep enough freezer space for 3 glasses or mason jars to keep each layer cool, for best results.
Red Layer
In a blender add 1 ½ cups of ice, 1 cup of frozen raspberries, ½ cup lemonade and 2 ounces vodka. Pulse until thick, (ensure it does not start to break down into a liquid); you may need to open it and push it down a couple of times. Pour in a jar or glass and store in the freezer until ready to assemble.
White Layer
Wash the blender, and rinse with cold water prior to use. Pulse until crushed, 2 ½ cups of ice, ¼ cup lemonade, 2 ounces vodka, then pour into another container and place in the freezer.
Blue Layer
Wash the blender again and rinse with cold water. Add 3 cups of ice, ¼ cup lemonade and 1 ½ ounces of blue curacao, and pulse until ice is crushed.
Assemble drinks by equally by spooning each layer, starting with the red, into the bottom of 3 glasses. Here we are using Poco Grande glasses, which is a traditional Pina Colada glass and is also known as a hurricane glass.
Notes
Raspberries let out a decent number of seeds; if you wanted to take the extra step you can pulverize the raspberries in a food processor first, strain out of the seeds, and use the pulp within the recipe. You may also substitute with strawberries or simply use grenadine in this layer.
You can swap the lemonade for a lemonade concentrate 1:1 for a stronger lemonade flavor but allow to thaw slightly before using.
If making in a warm environment you may want to allow the individual layers to sit in a freezer until they get extremely cold before assembling.