Slushie syrup?!
Slushie syrup?
I was wondering, how do you make a GOOD cherry syrup for slushies? By syrup I mean that thick liquid that some stores put into sno-cones. If you're gonna say kool-aid, don't bother answering. 10points if the recipe works!
Answers:
CHERRY SLUSH
Makes 16 (3/4 cup) servings.
2 cups cherry juice blend
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups frozen unsweetened tart cherries
1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed, undiluted
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 bottle (2 liters) lemon-lime carbonated beverage, chilled
Combine cherry juice blend and sugar in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture boils. Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
In electric blender or food processor container, combine cherries, orange juice concentrate and lemon juice. Blend 1 minute, or until cherries are pureed. In a 6-cup freezer container, combine cherry mixture and sugar mixture; mix well. Cover tightly; freeze 5 hours or overnight.
Remove cherry mixture from freezer 30 minutes before serving. Put 1/4 cup slush in each glass; add 1/2 cup carbonated beverage to each glass. Serve immediately. Freeze remaining slush for later use.
Note: 1 (16-ounce) can unsweetened tart cherries, drained, can be substituted for frozen cherries.
hope that helps =)
The ones in the store are usually corn syrup based, and you can actually buy corn syrup in bottles. I'm not really a fan of corn syrup but it is what the ones in the store are made out of if you want to replicate it... And then you can use some cherry extract I would expect, and even some red food coloring
they have this syrup in the stores right next to the marschino cherries, its marschino cherry syrup and its cheap, i use this to make shirle temples...