Happy summer! In the nearly 100 degree heat, we all need something to quench our thirst! Here are 3 fun drinks that are essential to enjoying this summer!
By Mackenzie Elliott
Drink #1: Copycat Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade
Ingredients:
Tazo Passion Tea
Lemonade
Ice
Sweetener of your choice
Directions:
Brew the passion tea however you choose (microwave, stove, sun tea). While the tea is still warm, pour in 2 tablespoons of sweetener. Then pour the tea and lemonade in a glass with ice. At Starbucks, they have a ration of 1/3 tea, 2/3 lemonade. I personally do half and half because the taste of lemonade is much stronger than the tea.
Drink #2: Frozen Blue Raspberry Lemonade
Ingredients:
2 Medium sized lemons
1 cup Blue Raspberry syrup
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2-3 cups of ice
Directions:
Peel the skin away from the lemons and remove some of the bigger seeds. All you need to do after that is put all the ingredients and the peeled lemons in a blender and mix! Then enjoy!
Drink #3: Vanilla Iced Coffee
Ingredients:
1 cup coffee or K-cup
Ice cubes
Milk or cream (optional)
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Prepare the vanilla syrup- bring sugar and water to a boil until the sugar has dissolved and add the vanilla and let it cool. (This syrup can be stored in the fridge for about 2 weeks if kept covered.) You won’t use all of this in the coffee, only a little bit each time.
Prepare you coffee how you like it with the milk/cream and then pour it over a cup of ice. Then add your vanilla syrup to how you like it. Then your complete! Enjoy!
I hope you’ve found a drink that quenches your thirst! Happy summer!
