Refreshing Summer Drinks!

By Maria Iodice

We’re all looking for the best way to escape the sweltering summer heat. A delicious, cold, refreshing drink may be the solution. Read on to find out how to make a couple of amazing beverages with just a few ingredients.

Fruit smoothie

Ingredients for around 4 cups:

• 3.6 oz of frozen Raspberries

• 5.1 oz of frozen Blackberries 

• 0.9 oz of frozen Blueberries

• 1.5 oz of frozen Pitted Cherries

• 1 cup of plain Greek Yogurt 

• 2 tsp of Honey 

• 1 large mint leaf

• (OPTIONAL) 1 tsp of ground pistachios and mint leaves on top for decoration

Blend until smooth

2. Berry-ade

Ingredients:

• ½ cup frozen raspberries

• ½ frozen blackberries

• 5 frozen strawberries

• 2 sprigs of mint

• 2 tablespoons of honey

• 500ml water

• 2 lemons

• 1 lime

 You can just squeeze the lemons and lime, or cut them up and leave them in the water after squeezing to get the most out of them. (It also looks better :) )

3. Sweet Tea

Ingredients for around 2 cups:

• Two teabags of black tea

• One tea bag of mint tea

• One tea bag of ginger tea

• Boiling water (amount varies based on how strong you want the tea to be)

• 1 mandarin turned into juice

• 1/2 lime turned into juice

• 1/3 cup of sugar

Stir together and let cool. Then, put in the fridge until cold.

(You can also freeze it to make sweet tea popsicles)