Blender Mixed Drinks Recipes

Brandy Alexander

• 5 oz brandy
• 3 oz creme de cacao (heavy cream for a richer drink)
• 3/4 cup crushed ice

Put all ingredients into blender. Cover and press button 2 for 10 seconds.

Bacardi Cocktail

• 5 oz Bacardi Rum
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon grenadine ( or 3 generous dashes)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups crushed ice

Put all ingredients into blender. Cover. Press button 2 for 20 seconds, blend longer if desired.

This treat is also marvelous on warm summer evenings. For a frozen Bacardi just increase the ice. Serve with short straws.

Bloody Mary

• 12 oz tomato juice (1 1/2 cup)
• 4 oz vodka
• 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• dash or two of celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• dash or two of Tabasco
• 1/2 cup crushed ice

Put all ingredients into blender. Cover. Press button 6 for 15 seconds.
The perfect drink for a morning brunch. As a cocktail before dinner, add a stalk of celery with leaves left on for a swizzle stick.

Frozen Daiquiri

• 3 oz of light rum
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cups crushed ice

Put all ingredients into blender. Cover. Press button 14 for 50 seconds. As mixture freezes around blades, remove cover and carefully push crust downward with rubber spatula, or stop motor and stir down with a rubber spatula. Start motor again and continue to blend for desired consistency.

Sloe Gin Fizz

• 1 1/2 oz. Sloe Gin
• 3 oz. Lemon Soda or Lemon Juice
• Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Combine sloe gin and lemon soda or lemon juice in a shaker filled with ice, shake, pour into a highball glass filled with ice and fill with club soda or sparkling water.

Whiskey Sour

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 oz whiskey
• 1 cup crushed ice

Put all ingredients into blender. Cover. Press button 6 for 15 seconds. Blend longer for a frothy top, if desired.

Lightning (not a blender drink)

• Orange juice
• Pineapple juice
• Maraschino cherries
• Orange segments
• Burgundy wine

Combine orange juice and pineapple in equal amounts. Add vodka to taste. Splash a little wine in each drink and garnish with a cherry and orange segment.

Orange Slush

• 12 oz can of frozen orange juice
• 12 oz can frozen lemonade
• 1 cup strong tea
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups vodka

In a 2 quart pitcher, combine all ingredients. Store in freezer. To serve, put 2 tablespoons in 8 oz glass and fill with Ginger Ale or 7 up.