Breville BLR50 manual Cocktails, Sugar Syrup, Margarita, Daiquiris, Watermelon And Vodka Slushie

Cocktails

SUGAR SYRUP

Makes approx. 2 cups

1 cup white sugar

1 cup/250mlwater

1.Place sugar and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Allow to cool.

2.Place the warm sugar syrup (also called cocktail syrup) into a sterilized screw-top jar and refrigerate until required. This syrup is used to sweeten drinks and provides a liquid to assist blending.

MARGARITA

Serves 2

¼cup/60ml Tequila

¼cup/60ml Cointreau 1 cup/250ml lime juice 12 ice cubes

Lime slices for serving

1.Place Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and ice cubes into the blender jug, select speeds 4-5 and blend until well combined and ice is crushed.

2.Serve in margarita glasses, garnish with small wedges of lime.

DAIQUIRIS

General recipe

Serves 2

Fruit (approximately 1 cup)

½cup/125ml white spirits (white rum, vodka or kirsch) cup/75ml sugar syrup

1 cup ice

1.Place all ingredients into the blender jug and puree using speed 5.

Most fresh fruit and berries can be used. Frozen fruit should be defrosted.

Fruit with hard skin or stones must have them removed before pureeing.

Large fruit should be diced.

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WATERMELON AND VODKA SLUSHIE

Serves 2

2 cups watermelon, peeled and diced 1½ tablespoons/30ml vodka

1 cup ice cubes

Lime juice, for serving

1.Place watermelon, vodka and ice cubes into the blender jug, select speeds 4-5 and blend until thick.

2.Serve in parfait glasses with drizzle of fresh lime juice.

PEAR AND VODKA FRAPPÉ

Serves 2

1 cup diced green pear, skin on

1 cup ice

¼ cup/60ml vodka

1.Place all ingredients into the blender jug, select speed 3 and blend until combined.

2.Serve in martini glasses

BLOODY MARY FREEZER

Serves 2

1 cup/250ml tomato juice

¼cup/60ml vodka

¼cup/60ml lemon juice 1 egg white

Salt and pepper

¼teaspoon Tabasco sauce

¼teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 cup ice cubes

Celery leaves optional

1.Place all ingredients into the blender jug, select speed 4-5 and blend until well combined and ice is crushed.

2.Serve in tall glasses, garnished with celery leaves.

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