I have a Costco membership for, like, 3 things: giant bottles of Tito’s vodka, family-sized packs of goat cheese that last me (and me alone) about a week, and perfect French baguettes. I am loyal to their baguettes, though they may be a bit fatter than true French baguettes, because the ingredient list reads water, flour, salt, and yeast. Nothing else. Amen. If I was president, I’d ban breads with any other ingredients.
Back to those economy sized bottles of vodka. They don’t drink themselves, ya know.
Alcohol is amazing stuff. (I’ll pause here for effect).
Alcohol is amazing because it prevents things from freezing solid. It holds things right at ‘slushy,’ which is my favorite place to be held. The way it works is super scientific technical stuff that I will spare you from (or maybe I’ll make a video explaining it after 3 frozen vodka tonics..you never know). All I know is that you want this vodka tonic slush. If you’re a gin girl (I love you), use gin.
The most important thing though: do not mess with the ratio of ingredients to this recipe. It’s a fine balance of water, sugar, and alcohol to reach the proper slushy consistency. And oh my god if you use diet tonic, I’ll cry. It won’t work, trust me. Sugar also plays a part in holding things at the slushy stage, but we already know how amazing sugar is because: this entire blog. Don’t increase or decrease the sugar, mmk?
Have you made a granita before? Did you make my coconut snow? Wasn’t it easy? Just stir, pour into a pan, and scrape with a fork every 30 minutes for 2.5 hours.
If you need more alcoholic slushies in your life, try my mixed berry red wine slushies. Or, add rum to the coconut snow. Now we’re talkin’!
Have a fun and safe weekend, friends!
A refreshing cocktail for the summer.Vodka Tonic Slush
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 402Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 34mgCarbohydrates: 72gFiber: 1gSugar: 68gProtein: 1g
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
i could definitely kick back with a couple of these right about now.. love it!
Maryea | Happy healthy mama says
Is it Friday yet? This needs to be a part of my happy hour.
Beth says
This is Just what I have been looking for!!
Laura @ Raise Your Garden says
Alright, I'm going to have my children sell these slushies in my front yard instead of the traditional icky Countrythyme lemonade. And it can be their Disney fund! Just kidding.
Anything with lemon makes me feel happy =)
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
The count down until I have a house (with storage) and thus can join Costco is ONNNNNNN!!!!! Yay summer and slushies!
Patricia says
Oh my goodness! These sounds amazing! Might not be able to wait until the weekend! Thanks for sharing :)
Becki @ Bites 'n Brews says
The one bad thing about Colorado - my local Costco isn't allowed to carry alcohol. Sad face.
Lindsay @ The Live-In Kitchen says
You are my hero!
Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets) says
Tito's is by far our favorite as well. I love how refreshing, yet simple this recipe is.
Michelle says
I wish our Costco sold vodka...but that will not stop me from making these ASAP.