Newfoundland Blueberry Rum Slush. Simply in time for the festive season, this make-ahead cocktail is made with wild Newfoundland blueberries and no synthetic colors or flavours.
Blueberry Rum Slush
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With the festive season simply across the nook I made a decision to share with you this make-ahead frozen cocktail. It’s excellent for pre-dinner drinks and even as the home specialty at your annual Christmas social gathering.
 Final 12 months, our Newfoundland Christmas Slush was such successful that I knew I needed to comply with it up with one thing particular this 12 months. The Blueberry Rum Slush was the reply.
The sort of Christmas alcoholic slush has been made for many years right here in Newfoundland. It’s usually present in freezers across the province in small recycled salt beef buckets because the storage vessel of selection.
Blueberry Rum Slush
Blueberry Rum Slush, new flavour inspiration.
I thought-about a number of Newfoundland flavour inspirations for this new slush model however settled on wild blueberry. I questioned, with so could recipes for slush going round, why I had by no means seen one that includes our greatest identified native berry.
Maybe this isn’t an unique concept however I’ve but to come across an identical model. It actually does seem to be a pure selection for the Holidays on this a part of the world.
The primary blueberries of the season 2020, picked this weekend by my 80 12 months previous Pop. (Dad’s father.)
I’ve usually stated that I’ve tasted blueberries in different areas in North America however they don’t seem to be the identical as Newfoundland berries, which are typically smaller and sweeter. The extraordinary blueberry flavour lends itself effectively to this cocktail.
Blueberries starting to ripen, Sign Hill St. John’s.
I wished to maintain this recipe easy so I added only a few different substances. Lemon is the one different essential flavour actually, which is provides a naturally complimentary observe to blueberries whereas bringing some shiny acidity to the tastebuds.
A flexible recipe.
For those who don’t choose rum, you possibly can simply substitute vodka or gin. I plan to strive gin subsequent time as a result of I believe it’s juniper berry flavouring could be a naturally earthy praise to the candy blueberry flavour. You’ll usually see low rising juniper bushes proper beside blueberries anyway, so they’re most likely flavour matched by nature.
Wild Newfoundland Blueberries for Blueberry Rum Slush
A splash of membership soda is all that’s wanted to serve up this refreshing cocktail. The quantity of the slushy ice base is well adjusted to style and alcoholic choice too.Â
Give it a strive, it might simply be the hit of your Vacation season!
For those who appreciated this recipe, you might also wish to strive our Orange Pineapple flavoured Christmas Slush.
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Prepare dinner Time:
10 minutes
Complete Time:
half-hour
Newfoundland Blueberry Rum Slush – simply in time for the festive season, this make-ahead cocktail is made with wild Newfoundland blueberries and no synthetic colors or flavours.
Substances
- 8 cups recent or frozen blueberries, 4 pints
- 2 cups water, 480 ml
- 2 cups sugar, 450 grams
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, 120 ml
- 3 cups white grape juice, or apple juice (720 ml)
- 26 ounce bottle of amber rum, 750 ml 40% alcohol
Directions
- You’ll need an hermetic lined plastic container to make the slush in, and to retailer it within the freezer. Hermetic is necessary as a result of this slush can keep within the freezer for fairly a very long time if want be, and you don’t need it absorbing freezer odours. Massive tupperware bowls with snap on lids work effectively. Right here in Newfoundland, if we’re making massive batches, we use meals grade plastic buckets that salt beef is bought in. Do not assume a salt beef bucket in a Newfoundland freezer has salt beef!
- In any case, this recipe makes about 4 litres/quarts of slush so a 4.5 or 5 litre/quart container will probably be required.
- Add the blueberries to a saucepan and produce to a gradual simmer for under about 5 minutes to get the berries to launch their juice. You’ll be able to add 1/4 cup of water to the berries when you like, in an effort to hasten the boiling course of.
- On the similar time, in a separate pot, add the two cups of sugar to the two cups of water and simmer for 4-5 minutes to make a easy syrup.
- Pressure the juice off the berries and add it to a 4 quart (litre) lined plastic container (or bigger).
- Puree the strained berries very effectively in a blender or meals processor.
- Add the blueberry puree to the plastic container, together with the easy syrup and the entire remaining substances.
- Give it a great stir to mix, put the lid on and put the container within the freezer for about 6 hours.
Freezing and Serving
- After six hours, ice sheets ought to be starting to type within the slush. You wish to break these down into smaller crystals. An immersion blender is concept for this, but when you do not have one, a couple of minutes of vigorous stirring with a whisk ought to do the trick.
- Return to the freezer and after a couple of extra hours, give it one other stir. The slush then stays lined within the freezer till able to serve.
- When serving, stir the slush effectively each time and spoon 4 ounces of the icy combination into an 8 ounce glass. Add 2 or extra ounces of membership soda. Stir and serve
- One other suggestion is to serve the slush in martini glasses blended with a splash of Prosecco and a garnish of a lemon slice and frozen berries on high.
Notes
AÂ 4 ounce serving of this slush with a 2 ounce splash of soda water per serving works out to a cocktail that’s about 5% alcohol/quantity.
This recipe can also be simply halved for a smaller batch of two litres, utilizing a 375 ml flask of rum.
The dietary data offered is mechanically calculated by third social gathering software program and is supposed as a suggestion solely. Precise accuracy isn’t assured. For recipes the place all substances will not be used solely, resembling these with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for instance, calorie & dietary values per serving will doubtless be considerably decrease than indicated.
Diet Data
Yield
35
Serving Dimension
120 ml serving
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 126Unsaturated Fats 0gSodium 2mgCarbohydrates 19gSugar 17g
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