Homemade Wine Slushies

These wine slushies are perfect on a hot summer day. There are so many flavor combinations you can make or you can make a few different kinds and layer them like I did. These are my favorite summer cocktails!

When I think of wine slushies, I immediately think of white wine slushies, but I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious the red wine slushies are. It's like making quick sangria slushies. Absolutely delicious and perfect when paired with a variety of summer fruits.

The most important part of making any kind of slushy recipe is the ratio of ingredients. Too much liquid will result in a thin drink, too little liquid and your mixture will be very thick and difficult to drink. I would err on the side of too thick if you are trying a new combination for the first time. There is nothing stopping you from using a spoon to eat your wine slushy!

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How to Freeze Fruit for Wine Slushies

The best fruits to use for wine slushies are fruits that hold up well when frozen. I usually buy frozen fruit for my wine slushies, but you can use fresh fruit and freeze it yourself. Fresh strawberries, blueberries, mango, and peaches are my favorite fruits to use. They freeze beautifully and don't leave you with a lot of seeds like raspberries and blackberries do.

To freeze fresh strawberries or blueberries, wash them and remove the stem. Let them dry completely and then place them on a parchment-lined tray to freeze individually. Once they are frozen, which usually takes 6-8 hours, you can put the frozen strawberries in a freezer bag and grab out the amount you need.

To freeze fresh mango, peaches, pineapple or another skinned fruit, remove the skin and cut into bite size chunks. Place the fruit chunks on a parchment lined tray and freeze for about 8 hours. Then they can be put into freezer bags and stored in the freezer until you are ready to use them.

To freeze citrus for wine slushies, like orange, lemon, lime, or grapefruit, I recommend zesting the fruit, being careful to avoid the white pith which is very bitter and then juicing the fruit. Mix the juice with the zest and freeze in ice trays.

The amount of water content in the fruit does affect the texture of the slushy. For example, my strawberry white wine slushy was a little icier than the mango white wine slushy. Both were delicious, but the mango mixture was much smoother.

You can also puree the fruit with a little water or juice, fill an ice cube tray and freeze the puree to make wine slushies and other frozen drinks.

How to Make Wine Slushies

All you need for these adult slushies is a bottle of wine, your favorite fruit, ice, and a blender that has enough power to crush ice. I'm using the Ninja Foodi Cold & Hot Blender in this recipe, but any high speed blender will work. Use the setting on your blender that gives you about 45 seconds of high speed blending. Always keep in mind that the longer the blades are spinning on the blender, the more heat that is generated and this can lead to a liquidy slushy if you process it too long.

I found that the Smoothie Function on the Cold & Hot blender was the perfect setting for this recipe. You can also use the frozen drink setting; however, it blends for 10 seconds longer and I felt that was too long for the consistency I wanted for my slushies. They melt fairly quickly, especially on a hot day, so I like to serve them thick and as they melt they still retain the slushy consistency that you want.

The basic recipe is:

• 2 cups wine
• 2 cups ice
• 1 cup frozen fruit (generous measure)

*Different fruit will measure differently, but I found that using 1 generous cup dry measure worked fine with the various fruits I used. If your wine slushies aren't as thick as you'd like, add a little more fruit and blend just until smooth.

White Wine Slushies

Any type of frozen fruit can be used for white wine slushies, but my favorite so far are mango and strawberry.

The strawberry slushies are so light and refreshing and the mango is creamy and bursting with flavor.

The quality of fruit makes a huge difference, so definitely choose ripe fruit if you are freezing it yourself. The mango I used was sent to me by my friend, Tom, who lives in Florida and picked the fruit from his mango tree. The flavor is unbelievable! Thank you, Tom!

I also added about ½ Tablespoon of coconut baking emulsion to my mango slushies and it was wonderful!

I did not need to sweeten any of the slushies I made, but you can always use a simple syrup (equal parts water and sugar, heated and cooled), just remember to adjust the liquid (wine) to account for the amount of simple syrup you are using OR increase your ice by double the amount of simple syrup. For example, if you are using 2 Tablespoons of simple syrup, increase the ice by ¼ cup.

Red Wine Slushies

This type of slushie quickly became my favorite, which surprised me because I though it might be too dry and bitter. It definitely wasn't and I didn't use any sweetener in my slushies. You can use any type of red wine that you like, but I do recommend using an easy drinking wine like a shiraz, merlot, sweet or dry rosé instead of a heavy tannin red wine like a cabernet.

I also added ¼ teaspoon of orange oil to my blueberry red wine slushies and they tasted so much like a frozen sangria! Delicious!

You can also use a simple syrup to sweeten the wine slushies if using a particularly dry wine. Just remember to decrease the wine by the amount of syrup you use OR increase the ice by double the amount of syrup to maintain the correct consistency.

The fruit you use is completely up to you. Get creative and add a few different fruits to create a red wine slushie you love.

Layered Wine Slushies

If you can't choose which flavor you want, make several and layer them in the glasses for a spectacular flavor and beautiful presentation.

I recommend freezing your wine slushies for a few hours before layering the flavors in the glass. Especially if your slushies are on the liquid side. The mango and blueberry slushies were a little more liquidy than the strawberry but, once frozen for a short time, they layered beautifully.

To layer the different flavors, tilt your wine glass and pour in the first flavor. With the glass tilted, add the second flavor. You can add as many different flavors as you like.

You can also simply pour some of the slushie into the bottom of the wine glass and pour the second, third, and fourth flavor right on top layer that way.

No matter how you do it, you are in for a treat! Enjoy!