Artificial Food Coloring Free Apple-Mint Slushy
Bright, icy, and genuinely refreshing, this apple-mint slushy gets its gorgeous green tint entirely from fresh mint leaves — no dyes, no drops, no neon shortcuts. That color comes straight from blending real mint with cold-pressed apple juice, which also means the flavor is clean and lively rather than that artificial "green apple" candy taste most people have learned to tolerate. Straining out the mint solids keeps the texture perfectly smooth while locking in all that herbal fragrance. A touch of honey rounds everything out without tipping it into cloying sweetness. It's the kind of drink that looks impressive in a glass but comes together in under five minutes with a blender and four simple ingredients. Serve it immediately so the slush stays thick, and those thin apple slices on the rim make it feel like something you'd pay too much for at a juice bar.
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2 servings
- 2 cups fresh apple juice (pressed or cold-pressed, not from concentrate)
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 cups ice cubes
For serving
- 1 small apple, thinly sliced (optional)
- 2 fresh mint sprigs (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple juice, mint leaves, and honey in the blender. Blend on high for 20–30 seconds until the mint is fully broken down and the liquid is bright green-tinged and fragrant.
- 2
Pour the mint-apple mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or large measuring cup, pressing the mint solids with a spoon to extract all the liquid. Discard the solids.
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