Shellfish Free Apple-Mint Slushy
Fresh apple juice blended with real mint leaves and a touch of honey makes for a drink that tastes like a farmers market in a glass. The color alone — that pale, green-tinged frost — is enough to stop anyone mid-scroll and make them want to drop everything and blend one up right now. Straining out the mint solids is the small but smart step that keeps the texture silky and the flavor clean rather than grassy or bitter. Then the ice goes back in for a proper slushy consistency that's genuinely refreshing, not just watered-down juice. It comes together in minutes with nothing more than a blender and a fine mesh strainer, which means it's as easy to make on a Tuesday afternoon as it is to serve at a summer gathering. Garnished with thin apple slices and a sprig of mint, it also looks effortlessly put-together without any extra work.
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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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