What I’m Sippin’: Frosé Fridays

Even though it is hot as HECK (I wanna use another word lol) in DC, I still love to be outside all day every day! I’ve been making my summertime frosé (frozen rosé slush drink) a lot lately as a fun cocktail that also helps you beat the heat.

Ingredients

• 1 bottle of deep, full-bodied rose or a sweet red wine
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup of sliced strawberries (frozen or fresh, whatever your preference)
• A splash or two of lime juice

Steps

1. Pour the full bottle of wine in a 13 x 9 inch pan and freeze until solid. It takes about 6 hours to freeze, but I usually freeze it overnight. Make sure you put the pan on a flat surface in the freezer to avoid spilling.

1. In a medium saucepan, boil ½ sugar and a ½ cup of water. Stir and boil until the sugar fully dissolves, in about 3 minutes.
2. Remove from heat and pour into a bowl with the sliced strawberries. Cover and chill in the fridge until cold.

1. Scrape the frozen wine into the blender. Add in half of the strawberry mix, a splash of lime juice and a handful of ice.
2. Blend together until you get the slush consistency you like, adding a little more ice or strawberry mix until it’s slushy smooth.

1. Pour into glasses and enjoy!