Summer Sips: Sparkling Ice Drinks for Ice Cream Soda Day

June 20 is Ice Cream Soda Day! Beat the heat with these recipes using Sparkling Ice  drinks.

Sparkling Cherry Fro-Yo Float 

Ingredients:

Float

• 1 bottle (17 oz.) Sparkling ice Cherry Limeade
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 pack (0.13 oz.) fruit-flavored powdered drink mix
• 3 cups ice
• 2 cups frozen vanilla yogurt

Garnish

• Whipped topping
• Fresh cherry or lime slice

Instructions:

1. In blender, combine Sparkling Ice Cherry Limeade, sugar, powdered drink mix and ice; Blend thoroughly until slushy
2. Divide slushy mixture between 4 glasses, about 3/4 cup each, and add 1/2 cup frozen yogurt to each glass
3. Top with whipped topping and fresh cherry or lime slice
4. Serve immediately with a straw

Coconut Pineapple Sorbet Bellini Mocktail 

Ingredients:

Pineapple Sorbet

• 1/2 cup Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple
• 1/2 sugar
• 2 cups fresh pineapple, cut into chunks

Sorbet Bellini Mocktail

• 1 1/2 cups Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple
• 2/3 cup pineapple sorbet

Garnish

• Fresh pineapple wedges
• Coconut flakes

Instructions:

Pineapple Sorbet

• In blender, puree pineapple chunks with sugar and Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple until smooth
• Chill pineapple mixture in refrigerator for 1 hour
• Freeze in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions
• Store in tightly covered in freezer until ready to use

Sorbet Bellini Mocktail

• In two 12-oz. glasses, add 3/4 cup Sparkling Ice Coconut Pineapple
• Using small ice cream scoop, add 1/3 cup pineapple sorbet to each glass
• Garnish with fresh pineapple wedge and coconut flakes