One of my all-time favorite camp foods is fruit slush. (I go to a really, pretty great camp that has really, pretty legit food that is quite tasty.) Check it out: Flaming Pine Youth Camp. I was super excited when I found that we had the camp cookbook in our pantry at home! There's a lot of good recipes in it, but, of course, I'm most excited about this one. When I made it, I didn't blend the banana or cherries in, but you definitely could. The cherries tend to sink to the bottom otherwise, and the bananas like to stay together too. I do highly recommend pouring it into plastic punch cups and covering with Glad Press 'n Seal wrap. Then, it's ready to pull out of the freezer and eat. You'll also notice that it calls for 6 oz of frozen lemonade concentrate and orange juice concentrate (both of which come in 12 oz cans). You can either double the recipe OR (what I did) dump both in a bowl, mix together, and pour half the mixture into a container to freeze and use later. These are really easy to make and have for later. It's really the perfect summer treat! (Especially with how hot it gets here.)
Fruit Slush Cups
Ingredients:
6 oz frozen lemonade
6 oz frozen orange juice (I'd use the kind with extra calcium, if you can)
8 oz frozen unsweetened strawberries
1 big can of peaches (I'd use the ones in light syrup &/or no sugar added, if possible)
4 oz jar of maraschino cherries (optional...healthier w/o) chopped or cut in half
3-4 diced bananas (or you can blend them, if you don't want chunks)
2 1/2 c water
1 c sugar (I used Splenda instead and no one has noticed)
Directions:
Blend strawberries and peaches (w/ syrup) together. You may also choose to blend the bananas. Then, simply mix everything together in a pretty big bowl. Freeze in plastic cups, covered. (I took a 1-cup measuring cup and scooped the mixture into the plastic cups. I got 13 out of it, but the book says you can get 15.) You might take it out of the freezer to thaw a little bit before trying to eat.
ENJOY!
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