HOW TO MAKE FROZEN LEMONADE WITH A BLENDER

Zest a lemon and set the zest aside while you juice the lemons. Roll the lemons on the counter or cutting board to help release the juices, then cut them in half and extract the juice by hand, or with a juicer. Be sure to remove seeds. Use the KitchenAid^® Citrus Juicer to rapidly extract juice and catch seeds from citrus fruits.

Add lemon juice, simple syrup and zest to the jar of a blender, followed by ice.

Begin blending on low speed and gradually increase speed to high to avoid overmixing or adding too much heat to the blender. When the ice stops cracking, stop the blender and check the mixture. If it’s still chunky, pulse in quick bursts for a few seconds at a time until you reach your desired texture. Start with less ice than you think you’ll need, as too much ice can dilute your flavors. If your mixture is soupy, add ice a few cubes at a time until you have a thick, smooth frozen lemonade.

Icy Drinks is one of 3 preset recipe programs on the KitchenAid^® K400 Variable Speed Blender. This feature automatically blends at the optimal speed and time to crush ice and combine ingredients together.

Pour into chilled glasses and garnish with fresh herbs, lemon wedges, candied citrus, berries or other fruit. Serve immediately.

Adding a handful of fresh, hulled strawberries to your frozen lemonade recipe can turn your beverage a beautiful pink color as it amps up the fruitiness and sweetness of your recipe. Using frozen strawberries is another option for making frozen drinks and doesn’t require extra ice. For a craveable summer cocktail, blend frozen strawberries with lemon juice, agave nectar, vodka and water or an additional fruit juice like pineapple, orange or peach. Keep things slushy by freezing fruit juice in an ice cube tray before adding it to your blender.

You can turn your frozen lemonade pink by adding a little grenadine or a few red berries or cherries to the blender before you mix your drink. This Fizzy Bombay Cherry Lemonade is made with sparkling water, cherries and lemonade for an effervescent—rather than frozen—pink lemonade. Use a KitchenAid^® Cordless Variable Speed Hand Blender with Chopper and Whisk Attachment to quickly blend up this drink wherever² you choose.

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Pack your frozen lemonade with sweet raspberry goodness by adding fresh or frozen raspberries to your frozen lemonade recipe. Or for an island-inspired taste profile, try a blend of pineapple juice, oranges, bananas and lime with this mouthwatering Tropical Fruit Slushie recipe. Use the KitchenAid^® K150 3 Speed Ice Crushing Blender featuring a unique asymmetric blade that blends at four distinct angles, pulling ice into the center for powerful crushing.

Create a delicious adult version of a classic frozen lemonade by adding vodka to your recipe. Simply combine vodka with lemonade in a 1:1 ratio, blend with ice, add a straw and a sprig of basil and enjoy. You can turn this Blended Grapefruit Limeade into a delightful, citrusy cocktail by adding vodka to this recipe as well.

Have fun creating different frozen lemonade drinks by experimenting with fresh herbs or less expected ingredients. Try adding a quarter cup of loosely packed mint leaves to the blender along with the simple syrup, lemon juice, water and ice. Blend until you’ve reached a uniformly slushie texture. Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint for a lemonade with a cooling twist.

Or bring the earthiness of carrots to the party with these festive Carrot Lemonade Spring Party Favors. Use a KitchenAid^® stand mixer with the KitchenAid^® citrus juicer attachment¹ to extract the juice from the citrus for this recipe.

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