Enjoy serving this beautiful berry slush drink for a crowd that is so sweet and fruity. A gorgeous shade of pale pink to deep purple depending on the mixture of berries you add to the base. It is so easy to make in less than an hour and freeze. Perfect for enjoying the taste of summer all year round. When you are ready, simply remove the base and gently break it into chunks. Add some soda and serve in a clear punch bowl or pitcher. No matter what event you are hosting, this berry slush can feed a crowd.
When hosting an event, having a killer fruit drink recipe at hand can make it a simple matter. Having the drink base already prepared in your freezer allows you to cross off “what to drink” and lets you put your time and energy into food and decorations. This trick of prepping ahead is the secret to easy entertaining.
Fruit to Use in This Berry Slush Drink for a Crowd
While berries give a wonderful fruity flavor to the slush base. I often add peaches and or nectarines to the mixture of berries. The color of the slush is so much prettier with some berries, so plan on using at least 4 cups of some kind of berries (or a mixture of berries), then mix in peaches, nectarines, or even melon for the other 4 cups of fruit.
Frozen and Fresh Berries
A 16-ounce bag of frozen mixed berries (these bags have a mixture of blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries) A bag of mixed berries equals 3 cups of mixed berries.
Strawberries
- 8 large strawberries
- 5 ounces fresh strawberries
- Equals 1 cup of fresh strawberries
Raspberries
- 36-38 fresh raspberries
- 4-1/4 ounces of fresh raspberries
- Equals 1 cup of fresh raspberries
Blackberries
- 15-17 fresh blackberries
- 5 ounces fresh blackberries
- Equals 1 cup of fresh blackberries
Blueberries
- 65-70 fresh blueberries
- 6 ounces fresh blueberries
- Equals 1 cup of fresh blueberries
Berry Slush Drink For a Crowd
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 50–60 1x
- Category: beverage
- Method: stovetop, freezer
- Cuisine: Entertaining, For a Crowd
Description
This beautiful berry slush drink for a crowd is so sweet and fruity. Easy to make and freeze ahead so you simply add ginger ale and serve.
Ingredients
- 4 cups sugar
- 7 cups water
- 1 (12-ounce) can of orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 (12-ounce) can of lemonade concentrate, thawed
- 2 (46-ounce) cans of pineapple juice
- 12 bananas, mashed
- 2 (16-ounce) cans of crushed pineapple
- 8 cups mixed berries, cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Make a simple syrup by heating a medium saucepan over medium heat and dissolve the sugar in water. Then let it cool.
- Thaw the orange juice concentrate and lemonade concentrate. Then stir the simple syrup into the two thawed concentrates.
- In a blender, add the bananas and crushed pineapple and blend for 30 – 60 seconds until well mashed. Set aside.
- Prepare the berries and other fruit and process in the blender for 2-3 minutes or until well blended.
- In a large bowl, combine the simple syrup mixture, banana and pineapple mixture and the mixed berries and fruit mixture and stir well to combine.
- Place in gallon-size zip-close storage bags and freeze flat.
- Label 4-6 gallon-size freezer zipper close bags. Then fill each bag with the berry fruit mixture and carefully close. Remove as much air as you can, but don’t overfill the bag since you want it to store flat and not explode as the berry slush freezes.
- Freeze the bags for at least 8 hours or until solid.
- Store the flat bags of berry slush drink for a crowd for up to 6 months.
- To serve, thaw a bag of berry slush for about 1 hour before serving (just enough that you can break up the slush into chunks).
- Add 1-2 liters (depending on how thick you want the drink) of ginger ale or lemon lime soda to a bag of berry slush and serve.
Notes
If serving the slush in a punch bowl with a ladle, the slush should be thicker. If pouring from a pitcher or dispensing from a spout, you will want a thinner drink so serving is easier.
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