Grape Slushie Floats

Name: Grape Slushie Floats
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds seedless green grapes, frozen; 3/4 cup (180 grams) Concord grape juice, or more as needed; Mint Simple Syrup, recipe follows; Honey, for glass rims; 1/3 cup rainbow sanding sugar, in a small plate; Vanilla ice cream, for serving; 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar; Handful fresh mint leaves

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Level: Easy

Total: 50 min (includes steeping time)
Active: 20 min

Yield: 4 servings

Level: Easy

Total: 50 min (includes steeping time)
Active: 20 min

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

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2 pounds seedless green grapes, frozen

3/4 cup (180 grams) Concord grape juice, or more as needed

Mint Simple Syrup, recipe follows

Honey, for glass rims

1/3 cup rainbow sanding sugar, in a small plate

Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Mint Simple Syrup:

1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar

Handful fresh mint leaves

Directions

Special equipment:

a high-powered blender

Combine the frozen grapes, juice and 1/4 cup Simple Syrup in a high-powered blender and puree until smooth and slushy-like, adding additional grape juice if needed.
Dip a small pastry brush (or your finger) into some honey and brush the rims of the serving glasses. Dip the honey-rimmed glasses into the rainbow sanding sugar, rolling gently to coat. Put 2 to 3 scoops of ice cream in each glass. Pour in the slushies and serve immediately.

Mint Simple Syrup:

Yield: 1 cup

Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan and heat gently until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat, then add the mint and cover. Steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove and discard the mint.