Fruit slushes
Classic cherry slush
The seaside favourite made at home: cherry squash, water and enough sugar to slush properly.
Photo: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0
Citrus & lemonade
Fresh lemonade slush
Sharp, proper lemonade slush from lemons, sugar and water — no fizz needed.
- Batch
- about 1.6 litres
- Serves
- 6 × 267 ml
- Setting
- Ninja SLUSHi: Slush · Tower Slushie Fusion: Slush
Homemade lemonade is easy to get right for a slush machine because you control the sugar exactly.
Ingredients
- 150 ml lemon juice (fresh or bottled)
- 160 g caster sugar
- 1.45 litres cold water
Allergens to watch: Bottled lemon juice can contain sulphites — check the label. Always check the labels of the brands you use.
Method
- Dissolve the sugar in 300 ml of warm water.
- Add the lemon juice and the rest of the water.
- Taste — it should be a little sweeter than you would drink it, because cold dulls sweetness.
- Chill, then pour into the machine below the maximum line.
- Run the Slush setting.
Sugar check
160 g of sugar in 1,600 ml is 10 g per 100 ml — well above the 4% (Ninja) and 5% (Tower) minimums.
Tips
- Chill everything in the fridge first. Makers say the time to slush depends on how cold the ingredients are to start with.
- Add a few crushed raspberries or a splash of elderflower cordial for a pink or floral version.
Sources for the rules we followed
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