Grape Slushie Floats
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 733
- Total Fat
- 2
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 188
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 181
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 7
- Sodium
- 27
- Total: 50 min (includes steeping time)
- Active: 20 min
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
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:
- 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.