Strawberry Ice
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I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was fantastic. Mr. Wishes took me out to a nice, fancy dinner Friday night at Pane Vino which overlooks the Genesee River in Downtown Rochester. It was warm enough to sit outside on their beautiful patio and enjoy the great view while eating delicious Italian food. Saturday we had lunch at a cafe overlooking the Erie Canal with our friends Ram and Krithika and Sunday we had a nice cookout with my father-in-law and the rest of the family for Father’s day. The weather was perfect for the most part….I love summer!
This isn’t really a recipe I am sharing with you today, but just a really cool idea that I came across a few weeks ago and I wanted to tell you about it. I was having a group of friends over for dinner and wanted to find a way to jazz up plain old lemonade and went in search of something fun and different to do. I saw this idea on Joy the Baker‘s website for strawberry ice cubes and knew I had to try it. It’s so easy and gave the lemonade the perfect hint of strawberry flavor without being too overpowering. I think your guests will love this! I can see this being perfect for a gathering or party consisting of mainly women as they would tend to appreciate these adorable little ice cubes 🙂 It is pretty much a no-brainer when it comes to putting these together, but I’m going to put a “recipe” below for you anyways. You can also put these flavorful ice cubes in any cocktail or even in water…they are perfect for summer. Have a great Monday!
INGREDIENTS:
3 large strawberries, some mashed, some chopped
water
ice cube tray
DIRECTIONS:
Place a combination of mashed and chopped strawberries in each ice cube slot. Pour enough filtered water to fill the tray. Freeze until frozen through and serve with cocktails and/or lemonade.
This is so simple and clever! Love it 🙂
Thank you! I think it’s so great for Summer 🙂
That is a great little idea! You could do this with so many juices and fruits too.
Thank you Bam!! I did mean to put in my blog post about using other fruits…so thank you!
I’ve had something similar! It’s amazing! I think the only thing that could possibly make it even better is some raw flour? 😉 just a thought lol… but seriously looks and is amazing!
Haha, Jake! Thanks for commenting…I’m sure whatever you had that was similar was delicious! 😉
Such a great idea for summer!! Definitely doing this!
Thanks, Marie! Best part is, you can do it way ahead of time 🙂
Well aren’t these pretty! Great idea for the summer.
Aww thanks, Caroline! They do scream “summer”!
This is such a lovely idea! Strawberry ice in lemonade sounds like the perfect combination. Ah the joys of summer (:
Thank you for coming by, Monica!!
Great idea! Perfect to beat the heat during summer 🙂 Did you consider using some kind of fruit juice instead of water?
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That’s a great idea, Eric! I think these would go so great with a lot of different drinks!
Recipe or not…your stuff always rocks! So always share with us your tips and tricks like this…love! And these are so cute. Perfect to have with a luncheon with the ladies!
Thanks, Gloria!! That comment made my day! Seriously
Love the idea of putting fruit into ice!!!! Such a great idea!!
Thanks, Nancy! I love the idea, too!
This is such a great idea! It seems to versatile too. I bet you could do other berries or peaches or cherries.
Definitely! Any fruit can be used, I’m sure!
How fun! Those would be great for lemonade or sangria.
I love your sangria idea!! You’re right! Thanks for stopping by, Tiff 🙂
I love this idea and the ice cubes are so pretty! I would add some carbonated water or vodka. hee hee! Have a great Monday Ashley. 😀
Now THAT is a great idea, Anne! 🙂
Sounds like you had a fantastic weekend! It’s always nice to get out and take a break from the kitchen. I love this idea for strawberry ice! It sounds delicious and perfect for summer. 🙂
Sarah, thank you! It was definitely nice to take a little break from the kitchen 🙂
Thanks for sharing this clever idea. Can’t wait to try it! I love your ice cube tray!
Thanks, Ruby!!
Wow! What a great idea, especially for summer! I am going to try this for sangria, among other summery beverages. Thanks, Ashley, for the great post!
You’re too kind, Dan!! Thank you!
I love putting any kind of berries in the ice trays and usually put a few drops of lemon or lime juice with it. You can put a mint leaf or two also to make it pretty. Yummy!!!!
Anita – such great ideas! Thanks!
such a cute idea! love it!
Thanks, Jenn!
I love this idea!! I need to make these strawberry ice cubes and put them in lemonade. Yum!
Thanks, Kelly! They are so fun!
I would never have thought to keep the strawberries in pieces.. and then add water. You genius you! I’m going to try this.. and with lemons too!
Lemons would be awesome!!
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