Blue Hawaiian

Blue Hawaiian 

Serves 6

This was a favorite around our house back during Covid days when we’d do a Tiki Night after work on the occasional Friday. It’s based on the Trader Vic recipe and I thought it was a pretty good candidate for the Slushi. This is a sweeter cocktail, but I don’t think it’s overly sweet. Flavor-wise it’s very similar to a Pina Colada but with a striking blue color due to the Blue Curaçao. Use a good one like Drillaud or Giffard. For the rum, I like to use Hamilton 87, Plantation Silver, or Stades White.

9oz White/Silver Rum

3oz Blue Curacao

6oz Coco Lopez

18oz Pineapple Juice

1.5oz Lemon Juice

26.5oz Water

Add all ingredients to Slushi and set to Spiked setting. Alternatively, you can pre-mix and chill in the fridge. I wouldn’t recommend doing this more than 24 hours in advance as the quality can degrade. Pre-chilling will reduce the time required to freeze the drink. Once it reaches the desired consistency, serve an enjoy.

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Derby Daiquiri

Derby Daiquiri

Serves up to 12

I usually prefer a traditional daiquiri over a blended one as the blended ones tend to be too sweet for my liking, but this one is pretty solid. It might actually be a little too tart for some folks. You can tweak the water, sugar, and/or lime juice amounts to adjust the acidity to your liking.

12oz Orange juice, preferably fresh squeezed 

6oz Lime juice, preferably fresh squeezed 

6oz Simple syrup 

18oz Light rum - I tend to gravitate towards Jamaican rum, but any silver/white rum will work

22oz Water

Add all ingredients to Slushi and set to Spiked setting. Alternatively, you can pre-mix and chill in the fridge. I wouldn’t recommend doing this more than 24 hours in advance as the quality can degrade. Pre-chilling will reduce the time required to freeze the drink. Once it reaches the desired consistency, serve an enjoy.

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Frozen Painkiller

New category on my blog, Slushi Recipes! My wife and kids surprised me with a Ninja Slushi for my birthday, so I figured I’d start cataloging recipes that we’ve enjoyed. It can take a little trial and error on some of the recipes, especially the spiked drinks as too high of alcohol can prevent the drink from freezing. I may tweak the recipes in this category from time to time as I work on dialing them in.

Frozen Painkiller

6 Servings

24oz Unsweetened pineapple juice

6oz Orange juice 

6oz Coco Lopez

13oz Dark Jamaican rum

15oz Water (fill to max line)

We love this recipe. Whenever possible, I like to use fresh juices. That said, I usually use Dole canned pineapple juice. Several folks have said this is the best painkiller they’ve ever had. For the rum, we’ve really enjoyed Pussers, Hamilton, Doctor Bird, etc. It’s kind of hard to go wrong. If you’ve never used Coco Lopez before, it can separate a little and solidify in the can. I find it helps to submerge the can in hot water for 10 or so minutes, then stir to make sure it’s well mixed.

Add all ingredients to Slushi and set to Spiked setting. Alternatively, you can pre-mix and chill in the fridge. I wouldn’t recommend doing this more than 24 hours in advance as the quality can degrade, especially if using fresh juices. Pre-chilling will reduce the time required to freeze the drink. Once it reaches the desired consistency, serve an enjoy.

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