This Cherry Daiquiri Recipe is fun and refreshing! Serve these Frozen Daiquiris as is or add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a spiked float.
It’s July. We’re approaching a long weekend. Do you have a frozen cocktail in your hand? Is there a scoop of ice cream in that cocktail? No? Let’s change that.
These Frozen Cherry Daiquiris are a fun and tasty summer cocktail. They are cold, refreshing, and fruity. They are equally great on their own or with the addition of vanilla ice cream. Note: A spiked cherry slushie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream is never a bad idea.
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Daiquiri Recipe
These frozen daiquiris get their flavor from frozen sweet cherries, cherry juice, and a splash of lime juice. They forgo the red dye and artificial cherry flavor that you might see in some “cherry flavored” drinks. We have real cherry flavor in ever delicious sip!
Rum adds the classic flavor to these daiquiris, and let me tell you, they are dangerously delicious!
Speaking of dyes and artificial flavors, these floats remind me of one one of my favorite childhood treats – a cherry Mr. Misty Float from Dairy Queen. Do you guys remember those?
Our annual family Labor Day trip to my aunt and uncle’s house in Arizona always included several trips to Dairy Queen. I consistently ordered a red cherry slushie made into a float with a swirl of vanilla soft serve. It was SO good! Icy, creamy, tangy and sweet, and (incidentally) loaded with lots of bright red food coloring. Ha!
These floats are a grown up version of that childhood favorite. They definitely go down easily.
Is it dessert? Is it a cocktail? I don’t know, just get one in your hand and let’s do summer right. Cheers!
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Recipe
Frozen Cherry Daiquiri Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cherry juice, divided, not tart
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ cup white rum
- 2 cups frozen sweet cherries
- Sugar, to taste
- Ice, if desired
- Vanilla ice cream, if desired
Instructions
Cherry ice cubes (allow time to freeze):
- Pour one cup of cherry juice into an ice cube tray (approximately 12 ice cubes) and freeze until solid.
Daiquiris:
- Place ½ cup cherry juice, lime juice, rum, frozen cherries, and all of the cherry juice ice cubes into a blender. Blend until completely combined and slushy. If desired, add additional plain ice cubes to thicken it. You can also blend in a little granulated sugar if you'd like it sweeter. Serve immediately. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you'd like to make a float.
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
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Kim
Yum! These would be great for our July 4th party this weekend. Can’t wait!
Lenze
Looks delicious! Looking for something to do with cherries besides use as a garnishment and this looks tasty!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats
I LOVE cherry anything! These sound amazing!
Jeanette
This look amazing and deicious 🙂 I have a lot of cherries that I need to do something with.
Miri
OMG, I so need this in my life right now! Pinning!
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass
This is a gorgeous daquiri, Allison. Our heat index is just about to rise again, I want this in my glass!
Celebrating Sweets
Thanks so much, Allie! Stay cool!
Drinks&Coolers
Oh no! I swear you’re trying to torture me as this looks fantastic and just what you need after a hard days work.
Rita
Where do you find cherry juice? I have searched all my local stores, and I’m at a loss. The only thing I can find on-line is tart cherry juice.
Celebrating Sweets
I’ve bought it at Sprouts and Trader Joe’s. I have also seen a cherry juice blend (which should work just fine) at Whole Foods.
Diane
So where is the recipe? All I saw was cherry and cherry juice.
Celebrating Sweets
The full recipe is there. The ingredients as well as instructions are in the grey recipe box.
Sherri
Happy Summer to you! We love your cherry slushies! We tweak it regularly, though 🙂 The current favorite is swapping vodka out for gin & lemon sorbet for the vanilla ice cream.
We have also made glorious Manhattan Slushies swapping for voka for rye and a splash of sweet vermouth, a few drops of bitters and a small scoop of orange sorbet or black cherry ice cream! Yum!
Celebrating Sweets
Those sound fantastic. Thanks for sharing. 🙂 And thanks for taking the time to stop by!