BBQ season is about to get into full swing with days of warm sunshine and rising temperatures predicted.
To make the most of the conditions, budget supermarket Aldi has unveiled a selection of innovative cocktail recipes, uniquely combining booze and ice cream.
Starting from just £1.20 a cocktail, Aldi’s trio of tasty frozen beverages features the supermarket’s award winning spirits range, along with nostalgic ice cream favourites, from Mini-Viennese to Mini Whirls.
Experts from the retailer have come up with the easy-to-make recipes to help everyone keep cool - and also celebrate the UK's National Ice Cream Day on Sunday.
Here's how to concoct the cocktails.
Strawberry Whirlz Daquiri: A much-loved slushie favourite; using Aldi’s Saint Germain Vodka, this fresh and fruity recipe is perfect for a lazy sunny afternoon.
Serves: 1 (Total Cost: £2.01 per drink)
Ingredients:
- 2 x Mini Whirlz ice cream lollies (pineapple, strawberry lemon and lime flavour)
- 60ml Saint Germain Vodka
- Juice ½ lemon
- Juice x ½ lime
- 130g fresh strawberries – roughly chopped
- 4/5 ice cubes
- 100ml lemonade
Method:
- Put the vodka, strawberries, lime and lemon juice into a blender
- Take one of the green and one of the red whirlz ice cream lollies – remove the sticks and discard
- Chop up the ice creams and add to the blender along with the ice cubes
- Blend until smooth and then pour into a glass and top up with the lemonade
- Garnish with a strawberry and a slice of lemon and lime to serve
Tropical Fruit Pina Colada: This twist on a classic with Aldi’s Cocobay Rum & Coconut, will pack a punchy kick.
Serves: 1 (Total Cost: £1.52 per drink)
Ingredients:
- 1 x Tropical Fruit ice cream lolly
- 60ml Cocobay Rum
- 70g Four Seasons frozen mango chunks
- 60ml pineapple juice
- Slice fresh pineapple
- ½ passion fruit
- A few more frozen mango chunks
Method
- Put the rum, pineapple juice and frozen mango into a blender
- Remove the stick out of the lolly and discard, slice the lolly and put into the blender
- Blend until smooth and then pour into a glass
- Scoop out the flesh and seeds from the passion fruit and spoon on the top along with a couple of chunks of mango
- Decorate with the slice of pineapple and serve
Ballycastle Viennese Martini: A chocoholic’s paradise; this throwback ice cream classic goes perfectly with Aldi’s Ballycastle Irish Cream.
Serves: 1 (Total Cost: £1.20 per drink)
Ingredients:
- 2 x Mini-Viennese Mint ice creams
- 60ml Ballycastle Irish Cream
- 20ml Saint Germain Vodka Vodka
- Mint leaves
- Original Squirty cream
- Dark chocolate
- Sprig of mint
Method:
- Put the Ballycastle and vodka into a blender
- Take the wooden sticks out of the mini-Viennese and cut up the ice cream – add them to the blender and blend until smooth
- Pour into a martini glass
- Squirt some cream on the top
- Chop some mint leaves and scatter over the top
- Finely grate a little chocolate and sprinkle over the top – garnish with a sprig of mint and serve.
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