Keep cool by the pool with these cute 4th of July themed drinks! This is a great summertime treat to make with the kids. It only requires a few ingredients, a few minutes to make, and minimal cleanup!
We like using our WeeSprout silicone freezer tray for this recipe because it’s super easy to pop ice cubes out when they’re ready and the lid prevents messy spills in the freezer, but any ice cube tray will do. Our ice cubes only took around 30-45 minutes to freeze.
Check out these 3 Variations of our Red, White, & Blue recipe for an icy cold drink to beat the heat at 4th of July pool parties, BBQs, and picnics!
* Note: This recipes works just as well with carbonated water, flavored water, regular water, and Sprite or Sprite Zero.
Variation #1 - Whole Fruit Ice Cubes:
Ingredients:
- Strawberries or Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Bananas
- Carbonated water
- Water
Directions:
- Slice strawberries and bananas, keeping them separate
- Fill each section of freezer tray with strawberries, blueberries, and sliced banana, keeping each type of fruit separate
- Pour water over fruit in freezer tray
- Place tray in freezer until ice cubes are frozen
- Fill glasses with ice cubes and carbonated water
Variation #2 – Smoothie Cubes:
Ingredients:
- Strawberries or Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Bananas
- Carbonated water
- Water
Directions:
- Make red smoothie by blending strawberries or raspberries with water, set aside
- Make blue smoothie by blending blueberries with water, set aside
- Make white smoothie by blending bananas with water
- Fill each section of freezer tray with each smoothie mixture, keeping each color separate (or layer each section so that each ice cube is red, white, and blue)
- Place tray in freezer until smoothie cubes are frozen
- Fill glasses with ice cubes and carbonated water
Variation #3 – Fruit Juice Cubes:
Ingredients:
- Red drink (Red fruit juice, red Kool Aid, and red Hawaiian Punch work great)
- Blue drink (Blue fruit juice, blue Kool Aid, and blue Hawaiian Punch work great)
- Carbonated water
Directions:
- Fill each section of freezer tray with the red and blue drink, keeping them separate
- Place tray in freezer until cubes are frozen
- Fill glasses with ice cubes and carbonated water
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