Icy Cold Drinks

I blogged a week or so ago about drinking a Frozen Coke and how much I love that icy coldness in the summer time.  Ms. Marsha suggested trying granitas.  I had a real aha moment wondering why I didn't think of that myself.  That's why I blog, I get so much good advice and support.

 

For the last two nights, I've given myself a frosty treat.  They've been good, and I feel satisfied and just a little pampered.  I don't really have the patience to make a granita.  I have a Vita-Mix and that thing crushes ice like no body's business.  My first experiment was lemon flavored.  I can't seem to get enough lemon lately.  I put the juice of one lemon, a couple of stevia packages, ice and a little water in and whirled for a few seconds.  It was nice and cold, but not quite as lemony as I would like.  Next time, I'm going to try adding some zest.

 

Last night's creation was strawberry.  I used 7 ounces of whole strawberries, two stevia packages, ice & water.  It was quite good.  I'm thinking now, all I have to do is switch up the fruit and I can have a different frosty treat every night.  With some of the sweeter fruits, I won't even have to put in the stevia.

Now, I'm off to decide what flavor to make tonight...