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It's heating up around here.
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On the super sunny Summer days (say that 5x fast, lol) it’s nice to make simple recipes that don’t require much difficulty.
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These slushies have a bit of summer fruit, a bit of winter fruit, and some spring fresh mint so I guess they are kind of an all season drink. They will cool you down if it’s summer or they’ll make you think of summer heat when you make them during the winter.
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I took way too long trying to photograph these because all of the beautiful slush melted into a flat looking drinks. Just imagine them with mounds of slush on top for me because that’s what they originally looked like.
I made them with raw sugar and even used that to make pretty rims on the cups. I also used frozen watermelon to get them really slushy. It was mostly seedless but not quite so I still had a few seeds in these slushies but the kids didn’t mind just spitting them out.
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I heard a rumor once that watermelon seeds are poisonous so I looked it up and found some people that actually recommend eating them because they are healthy. I’m not really sure about that but I promise that you won’t grow a watermelon in your belly if, like me, you fail to catch all of the seeds. My brother-in-law said that I should spike these and I thought I’d mention that you can if you want to I just don’t personally drink.
Anyway, I hope you're having a great weekend! Cheers!
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Watermelon, Pomegranate, & Mint Slushies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 5 - 6
Ingredients
4 1/2 cups seeded watermelon cubes, frozen
1 cup pomegranate arils (about 1 large pomegranate)
1/2 cup sugar in the raw plus more for cups
2 cups cold water
handful of fresh mint leaves (optional)
Instructions
To make the sugared glasses, dip the rims of chosen glasses into warm water and then into a shallow bowl of raw sugar. Allow to dry for at least 30 minutes
Pour arils and water into a blender or food processor and blend for about a minute. Pour through a mesh strainer and press as much liquid out of seeds as possible then discard seeds.
Pour juice back into blender and add watermelon, sugar, and mint and blend until smooth but thick like a slushy. If you 'd like it thicker you can add some ice as well.
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Water melon is very good for skin and contain a lot of nutrients.
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Dang, those drinks look legit. Thanks for the good work, and for making me really thirsty.
@bscrypto Thanks!
Beautiful work .. Damn I'm hungry really looks delicious
Creative recipe, well done
Thanks for sharing..
@slimanepro It's my pleasure! 😀
This is an amazing refreshment slushies for hot
summer i love how you present it easy and elegant, thanks for your delicious recipes
Have a wonderful weekend my dear❤️❤️
@injiskitchen Have a great weekend too!😀
Beautiful work . I'm hungry really looks delicious
Creative recipe, well done
Thanks for sharing.. I will try it
@keithshermandd Thanks!
How rich and healthy!!!
@jbautista74 Thanks!
Ummm. I was just looking for something refreshing and yummy like these slushies. Wonderful combination of pomegranate,watermelon and mint. What a match. Looks awesome. The sharp and bright red colour looks lively. It may sure have a great taste.🍻🍷🍹🍹🍹. Keep up.the good work.
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Gorgeous food photography
@noboxes I'm flattered!
That awsome fruit juice and the way it photograph is awesome
@jhonmedas That's so kind of you
it is an interesting proposal this combination of fruits, I love the color, it causes to take it, it makes my mouth water when I see it, I have to go to prepare one
thank you excellent photos
@reciclajeymas It's my pleasure!
It’s going to be warm today, those look perfect.
@beginningtoend Thanks!
Its getting hot in here! It actually will be over 100 degrees here in CA today and these would be a great way to cool down :) Who usually gets first dibs on all these creations? Do you feed your nice family with them?
@goldmatters Yes, they love tasting things like this.
my favorite drink, even very good for health, thanks for the recipe. i will try to make it myself
@detak I hope you enjoy!
that is for sure. let alone the juice while watching the world cup balls.
@detak I think so too.
Awesome refreshment for the ưeekend! Thanks a lot @gringalicious
@oanhpham You're welcomes!
OH MY!!!! That looks so refreshingly delicious and healthy slushy! I think I shall make me some! Thanks for the recipe. Have a lovely weekend, my friend. Take care.
@silversaver888 Take care yourself. ;)
@laxmanmah HAHA, thanks!
Nice!
I can see how the naughty ones amongst us can modify this recipe and spike it just a smidge to make an awesome mojito!
Thanks for sharing your recipe! great one as always!
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may I resteem your post, because I like the picture in your post
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watermelon is almost completely made of water so almost no calories :D
Lovely healthy fruit
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Wow! Nice post that caught my attention that i had to go through the steps again. I am a student food engineer so that's why i am so interested in this post.
Secondly, your photo design is really a good one.
I love it
@hopeovat
Beautiful photos as always! That drink looks so refreshing and I love both watermelon and pomegranate! I have a little pomegranate plant that is about 2 years old, I can't wait to get fruit from it! :)
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looks awesome !
@nowargraffitis Have a great weekend!
Awesome! So sorry that i haven't been on here for the past like 4 months! But i'm back now! And those are some gorgeous pics with or without a lot of slush on top!
@sneklady Great to have you back!
And i'm about to put up another post! :)
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mm that rich those drinks. I really like that style. In fact I have a post in which I comment what is my top 4. If you want to take a look
https://steemit.com/life/@mjoa07/it-s-friday
@mjoa07 thanks
Beautiful photography as always. This is what I call top notch content. Thanks so much for your daily inspirations
@mamaloves You're welcome!
wow @gringalicious. these slushies are just tremendous. the combination and ingredients are just outta this world. love the taste they possess. the color is also fantastic. watered my mouth honestly. these images
@kamrankhan900 😀
by the way to confirm for you water melon seeds are not at all poisonous instead they are very healthy and are good for digestion and also purify inner body.
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Nice photos and good food.
@mayankrathi907 😀
wow, looks awesome, i want it, mmm ;)
@zibparty 😀
Excellent work dear you are making your skills great and this was truly amazing to see :D
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I want to tase your recipe. It looks so tasty.
@sayemsonai 😀
healthy water melon slushie i m feeling hungry now this is looking so delicious come on man someone bring one glass for me lol by the way i m never ever try it but now i wanna try it and thnx for the recipe dear.
@sandy07mundri Thanks!
@gringalicious your welcome dear and keep sharing these types of awesome recipes.
@sandy07mundri Thanks so much!
Beautiful photos and I'm sure these drinks were delicious @gringalicious. I mentioned this post in my last post.
@gmichelbkk That's so kind!
Gorgeous food staging, as always!
I love watermelon!! And I love mint! They are both awesome for fighting the summer heat!
As soon as the cold summer spell we're currently experiencing in Düsseldorf dies down, I'm gonna add watermelon into my daily smoothies..it sure won't look as attractive as yours though! =P
@foodie.warrior Thanks!
This looks soooo refreshing! Thank you for sharing 😍🙌🏼
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@gringalicious Look so fresh and delicious must have drink in summer.Awesome photos
@akcoolamit Thanks!
I eat a small watermelon pretty much every day during summer. If the seeds are small, I eat them too and never had any problem with it. This slushie looks like a perfect drink on a hot summer day. And rich in iron, too!
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I saw the word sushi and I immediately clicked 😊 I love looking at the pictures you take!
@xoxomichelle thanks so much for the kind words
This is food porn! Beautiful pictures.
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Me encantan las fotografías y de seguro voy a hacer esa bebida, se ve muy provocativa y refrescante, aunque ahora estamos en invierno, el día que hago un poco de calor la hago, he dado resteem porque va perfecto con mi nueva serie se post de bebidas, muchas gracias por tu contenido es muy inspirador siempre, un abrazo!
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@betamusic muchas gracias