20 Refreshing Drink Recipes

With tem­per­a­tures here still soar­ing about the 100 degree mark and a 3-day week­end for many, I think a nice, refresh­ing cold drink sounds fab­u­lous! So, I’ve rounded up 20 dif­fer­ent ideas sure to hit the spot.

Fruity Slushes & Smoothies:

While I was preg­nant with Baby Brother, I craved fruit smooth­ies & slushy drinks. So, I was seek­ing out recipes like crazy. Here are some that looked extra good! YUMMY!

1. Pina Colada Smoothie via Paula Deen
2. Chilled Straw­berry Orange Drink from Inspired By Fam­ily Magazine
3. Orange Pushup Smoothie from Love, Veg­gies, and Yoga
4. Blue­berry Banana Coconut Smoothie from Once a Mom, Always a Cook
5. Peach Julius from Around My Fam­ily Table
6. Lava Flow from The Coterie Blog

Lemon­ades & Limeades:

1. Cherry Limeade from She Wears Many Hats
2. Peach Lemon­ade Cool­ers from Cook Au Vin
3. Straw­berry Lemon­ade from The Silly Pearl
4. Limeade from The Idea Room
5. Rasp­berry Vanilla Lemon­ade from A Cozy Kitchen
6. Sparkling Water­melon Limeade from Good Life Eats

Adult Options:

If you’d like your fruit drink as more of an adult bev­er­age, then here are three per­fect for a pitcher at your next party!

1. Water­melon Mar­garita from Healthy Happy Life
2. Easy Cit­rus San­gria from yours truly
3. Coconut Limeade from She Wears Many Hats

Choco­late & Coffee:

If you’re look­ing for some­thing less fruity and a lit­tle more rich (or caf­feinated), then these look like deli­cious options!

1. Maple Iced Cof­fee from White House Black Shutters
2. Frozen Hot Choco­late from Mama Foodie
3. Frozen White Hot Choco­late from Dine and Dish
4. Blended Peanut But­ter Mocha from Our Crazy Boys

Don’t they all look totally won­der­ful?! I think they’d be great for game time this week­end! Come back tomor­row for all the Col­lege Foot­ball Tail­gate fun!