This blueberry slushie is fun, fruity and so refreshing for summer drinks! It combines frozen fruits and pantry staples, and takes minutes to prepare.
Much like my peach slushie, this recipe is a grown up version of the fruit slushies I used to beg my mum to buy me when I was kid, but that had less than great ingredients!
Instead of more dubious ingredients, this blueberry slushie is simply made with frozen blueberries, apple juice and a little maple syrup, if you like. Both adult and kid-friendly, it's been on repeat in my home during all the heatwaves this year!
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Ingredients
All the ingredients and their quantities are set out in the recipe card below.
Some notes on a few of them:
- Blueberries - we use frozen blueberries for this recipe as they will blend up to become an icy, thick slushie texture along with the juice.
- Apple juice - you can either use store-bought if that works for you, or use a homemade juice. You could also use my pear apple juice recipe rather than just apple, to add in some more fruity flavor! Using apple juice rather than orange juice, means it's a citrus free slush recipe.
How to Make Blueberry Slushies
All you need to make this blueberry drink is freezer and pantry staples, and a high-powered blender. A fun straw is required in my home too hehe!
All the instructions are in the recipe card below, but these step by step photos should help guide you.
Step 1: Combine berries and juice
Tip the frozen blueberries into a blender cup, and pour in the apple juice and maple syrup (image 1).
Step 2: Blend!
Blend up the berry slushie so that it has a fairly thick, but liquid consistency. You can adjust by adding more frozen blueberries to thicken and more apple juice to thin, to preference (image 2).
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Change up the texture. Slushies can be thicker or thinner to preference. So use more liquid for a looser consistency if you like.
- High-powered blender required! We're blending frozen fruit, so you need a blender that is up to the task.
- Add other berries. For some variation, I like to add a little handful of frozen blackberries, or a spoonful of redcurrants if I have them to hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
It's much better to use frozen blueberries as they give you the icy, thick slushie taste and texture, which fresh blueberries will not.
It's not a good idea to make ahead of time as it will gradually melt and become more liquid in the heat.
You can easily add lemon or lime juice to the blueberry slush, but this likely isn't suitable for low histamine readers.
More Summer Drinks
Find lots of hot and cold drinks here, including my light iced rooibos latte and blueberry smoothie without banana, as well as these recent recipes:
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📖 Recipe
Blueberry Slushie (3 Ingredients)
Equipment
- High powered blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups frozen blueberries
- 1.5 cups apple juice
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- ice to preference
Instructions
- Add the frozen blueberries, apple juice and maple syrup to your blender cup.
- Blend to a thick slushie consistency, adjusting with ice to preference. Pour into your serving glasses and serve immediately.
Notes
- We all like a different slushie texture, so add more frozen berries to thicken or more liquid to thin.
- A high-powered blender is a must here, as it needs to blend frozen fruits.
- Nutritional information is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- apple juice isn't specifically mentioned, so if sensitive to store-bought then I would suggest to juice fresh apples.
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