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9 Easy To Make Refreshing Drinks

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Here are 9 easy to make refreshing drinks for summer, or any time of the year! Some of them you can make ahead of time for any party or get-together. I love the kinds of recipes that are ready when you are. I have a couple of family reunions this summer and I know exactly which drink I’ll be taking. Hint: it has ice cream in it. It’s my favorite! These recipes were handed down to me by my mom via some very tattered recipe cards!! In case you missed this post, Summer Fruits You Should Be Eating. I updated this recipe so you have these recipes for the summer! Just think of family reunions and neighborhood parties! Enjoy!

9 Easy To Make Refreshing Drinks

9 Easy To Make Refreshing Drinks

When summer hits and the heat starts making our days uncomfortable, you want refreshing drinks to make for the family. I have many years of experience with hot summers and kids and grandkids who just want something delicious to drink. Something you will find is that these drinks don’t have to break the bank either. Go ahead and make these refreshing drinks this summer, you won’t be disappointed.

Banana Crush Slush

If you love the taste of banana and want something refreshing, give this drink a try!

5 from 7 votes
9 Easy To Make Refreshing Drinks
Banana Crush Slush
Prep Time
10 mins
 
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 cups water
  • 1-3/4 cups orange juice
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 cups mashed bananas
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 6 cans 7-Up or Sprite
Instructions
  1. Boil the sugar and water to make a syrup (dissolve the sugar).
  2. Combine all the other ingredients and add to the syrup.
  3. Freeze the mixture in a 9 by 13-inch pan.
  4. When ready to serve, fill the glasses 1/2 full with the slushy mixture and pour 7-up or Sprite over the mixture.

Lemon Slush With 7-Up

I don’t know about you, but I love lemon. When you make this Lemon Slush with 7-UP, you will be in heaven!

5 from 7 votes
Lemon Slush With 7-Up
Prep Time
10 mins
 
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people
Author: Linda Loosli
Ingredients
  • 4-12 ounce cans frozen lemonade
  • 4 quarts water
  • 6 cups sugar
  • 3-4 quarts 7-Up or Sprite
Instructions
  1. Combine all of the ingredients together and freeze.
  2. After freezing add 3 or 4 quarts of 7-Up. This one is great for a party.

Raspberry Punch With 7-Up

This is one of my family’s favorites for gatherings. Raspberry Punch with 7-UP is so good and so easy to make. You will really enjoy the flavor!

Six Flavor Punch

Have you ever had a punch that has 6 flavors? If not, now is your chance to make this Six Flavor Punch. Your family and friends will love it!

5 from 7 votes
Refreshing Drinks
Six Flavor Punch
Prep Time
10 mins
 
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
  • 3 pkg. cherry Kool-aid
  • 2 pkg. strawberry Kool-aid
  • 1 pkg. black cherry Kool-aid
  • 2 pkg. lemon grape Kool-aid
  • 8 cups sugar
  • 9 quarts water
  • 2-12 ounce cans frozen orange juice
  • 2-12 ounce cans frozen lemonade
  • 4 quarts 7-Up
Instructions
  1. Combine everything in a large pan and chill then serve in a punch bowl.
  2. These are great refreshing drinks for a party.

Four Fruit Freeze Slush

When it’s hot outside, sometimes you just want something sweet and cold. Four Fruit Freeze Slush will cool you’d down in no time!

5 from 7 votes
Refreshing Drinks
Four Fruit Freeze Slush
Prep Time
7 mins
 
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
  • 1-12- ounce can apricot nectar
  • 1-3/4 cups pineapple juice
  • 1-6- ounce can of frozen orange juice thawed
  • 1-6- ounce can frozen lemonade thawed
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1- quart chilled ginger ale
Instructions
  1. Mix the juices and sugar, then stir in the milk.
  2. Freeze in ice cube trays until they freeze to a mushy texture.
  3. Divide into 4 tall glasses, and fill with ginger ale.
  4. Garnish with orange slices and maraschino cherries. Yummy!

Almond Punch For a Party

I love the taste of almond, especially when it’s in the form of a refreshing drink. Almond Punch for a Party is sure to be a party pleaser.

5 from 7 votes
Refreshing Drinks
Almond Punch For a Party
Prep Time
20 mins
 
Mix together:
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
  • 5-3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 gallons of water
  • 2 6-ounce cans orange, lime, or lemon juice (frozen), thawed
  • Juice of 3 lemons
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons almond extract
  • 1- ounce citric acid
Instructions
  1. Combine all of the ingredients and serve in a punch bowl.
  2. This makes two gallons of pure bliss!

Creamy Dreamy Orange Drink

Mark really enjoys this dream. It’s a Creamy Dreamy Orange Drink that older and younger people alike love!

Ice Cream Punch

If you love ice cream and you enjoy punch, then you will really enjoy putting the two together. You only need a few ingredients to make this, which makes is super simple for anyone.

5 from 7 votes
Ice Cream Punch
Ice Cream Punch
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
0 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 people
Author: Linda Loosli
Ingredients
  • 1 59-ounce large can or carton of cold fruit punch
  • 1 2-litre bottle of cold 7-Up or Sprite
  • 1.5 quarts of your favorite ice cream or sherbet (strawberry ice cream is my favorite)
Instructions
  1. Cut the package of ice cream open so you can slice the ice cream about 1-1/2 inches thick.

  2. Carefully place the ice cream slices into the fruit punch bowl.

  3. Now pour the fruit punch over the ice cream pieces.

  4. The last step is to pour the liter of 7-Up or Sprite over the fruit punch.

  5. The mixture will start to "froth", stir the mixture until the ice cream breaks up into small pieces. Stir immediately. Enjoy.

Very Simple Water

Water is delicious, right? Well, what if I told you that you could make something even better than water? You can make this yummy drink that is called Very Simple Water. It has great flavor!

5 from 7 votes
refreshing drinks
Very Simple Water
Prep Time
20 mins
 
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 people
Ingredients
  • 4 quarts cold water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon citric acid found at a pharmacy or health food store
  • 1 tablespoon lemon extract
Instructions
  1. Mix everything together and pour over ice in a punch bowl.
  2. Next place thinly sliced lemons on top of the drink. This drink is light and refreshing.

I like to freeze my refreshing drinks in a metal 9 by 13-inch pan because they seem to break up easier with a spoon. Here’s the one I have: Nordic Ware Classic Metal 9×13 Covered Cake Pan. Here is an ice cube tray if you need one: The Best Ice Cube Trays You Will Ever Own! Elbee Silicone Ice Tray 15 Cube Set of 2. Let me know what you are taking to your family reunions if you have one this year. I love to hear new ideas from my readers.

Final Word

This summer, make it one to remember. You will want to make at least one of these refreshing drinks. An even better idea would be to try something new every single week. In my family, we love to try new things. I even plan on remaking some of these drinks this summer for Mark and me. It’s going to be a hot summer, so we might as well enjoy it as much as possible. May God Bless this world, Linda.

Copyright Images: Banana Drink Deposit photos_70154763_s-2019, Orange Smoothie Deposit photos_129608762_s-2019, Strawberry Smoothie Deposit photos_376267792_s-2019, Raspberry Smoothie Deposit photos_11570849_s-2019, Lemon Drink Deposit photos_55539855_s-2019

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16 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    These all look sooo good! I’m going to try making one this weekend 🙂 We will be having some family over for Easter. We might have to make a couple! 🙂 So hard to choose! ❤️ I love all of your recipes!

  2. 5 stars
    I can’t wait to try some of these. July 4 will be when everyone shows up for the next holiday. I love the one with extract. It’s what I have on hand. I’ll use Stevia instead of sugar, though.

    1. Hi Deborah, thank you for the 5 stars! Bring on the holidays! We need hugs, picnics, and drinks! We need to see human faces without a mask!! I just went to see some of my kids and grandkids for Mother’s Day! We drove 4 hours to see them! It was the first time in over a year I had hugged some of them! Life is good with family and friends! Linda. P.S. I love using Stevia

  3. 5 stars
    Thank you for sharing your recipes! I have some drink recipes but had kind of forgotten about them until I read your great post so thank you for the reminder. I’m going to make up some of my old recipes and try your new ones this summer! I think we are going to continue to have more backyard gatherings.

    We do make a similar banana slush for Thanksgiving and it’s a delicious recipe. I just discovered the recipe you call Very Simple Water 2 years ago when I was searching for something to serve at my daughter’s wedding reception. Orson Gygi’s (restaurant supply) in Salt Lake recommended it but called it Lemon
    Water and gave me the recipe which was also on the citric acid package. They sold me a large bottle of lemon extract and the citric acid. Since then we’ve been using this recipe a lot as it’s easy to make, refreshing, and not too sweet. I’ve found everyone seems to have a different name for it!

    Another fun summer family refreshment is making homemade ice cream! I’ve collected some great recipes. I hate hot temperatures but these fun recipes will make it more bearable.

    1. Hi Kay, thank you for the 5 stars!! I LOVE Orson Gygi’s store, that’s the best store EVER!! Oh my gosh, we all need some get-togethers! This last year was just too much! We need to see people, family, and friends. Oh, homemade ice cream is the best! Yummy! Linda

  4. Linda, I have got to try some of these. And here I thought homemade lemonade was the ultimate in refreshing drinks. Looks like I got a lot to learn.

    1. Hi Ray, I used to live in a neighborhood where people got together and had BBQs and get-togethers. Where I live now not so much, it makes me sad, I miss parties (way before COVID). We always served one of these drinks. Enjoy, Linda

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