Color Changing Lemonade Slushie (Galaxy Lemonade Slushie)

About an year ago (almost to the day) I shared this raspberry color changing pink lemonade slushie recipe with a little bit about the science behind that natural, color-changing magic that I loved as a kid, and still do! 🙂 If you want to read the science behind the color change, read on, and you will find the explanation after the recipe!

I decided to redo that post this year with pure, unadulterated lemonade flavor and ALL the glory of that magical color changing trick, resulting in this perfect summer drink with gorgeous galaxy-like swirls! If you love Galaxy drinks, then you will LOVE this Galaxy Lemonade!Summer has always been the lemonade season to me. I always have a batch of lemon syrup in my fridge during those months, because the urge to make an icy-cold lemonade or a refreshing lemon cocktail is forever strong during the summer months for me. So having a concentrated lemon syrup in the fridge means that I only have to pour it over ice or mix it with soda or some booze, any time I want to. I do prefer making my own lemon concentrate instead of store-bought, but if you’re in a pinch, you’re more than welcome to use store-bought lemonade or limeade instead.

INGREDIENTS
MAGIC ICE CUBES

• 25-30 dried blue pea flowers
• 2 ½ cups of boiling water

LEMON SYRUP (THIS WILL YIELD ABOUT 2 1/2 - 3 CUPS OF SYRUP)

• 2 cups of lemon juice about 10 - 12 lemons
• 1 ½ cups of sugar white or brown sugar will work

COLOR CHANGING LEMONADE SLUSHIE (GALAXY LEMONADE SLUSHIE)

• Regular crushed ice or shaved ice
• Crushed magic ice
• 1/4 cup - 1/3 cup lemon syrup per drink
• Club soda to top
• Vodka for the adults, of course
• Purple luster dust optional

INSTRUCTIONS
MAGIC ICE CUBES

• Steep the dried blue pea flowers in boiling water for about 20 - 30 minutes, until the water has a very deep blue color - the darker the color the better!
• Strain the tea, and pour it into ice cube trays. Freeze until completely frozen (overnight).
• When needed, crush the ice in an ice crushing blender. (You can use some extra water to help with blending the ice, but remember not to completely crush all of the ice and to have some small chunks intact).
• Keep in the freezer until needed.

LEMON SYRUP

• Mix the lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Stir to dissolve. Bring the syrup to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes until slightly thickened.
• Let the syrup cool down and store in a bottle in the fridge. This lemon syrup can be diluted at a 1:3 ratio to make regular lemonade.

COLOR CHANGING LEMONADE SLUSHIE (GALAXY LEMONADE SLUSHIE)

• Fill ⅓ of a tall glass with regular crushed ice. Fill the rest with the crushed magic ice. (Optional - add a dash of shimmery luster dust).
• Pour about ¼ - ⅓ cup of the lemon syrup into the glass and top it with club soda (or lemon lime soda).
• Add some extra crushed magic ice on top and serve with stirring sticks and straws.

ALTERNATE WAY OF SERVING FOR A CROWD

1. Fill ⅓ of the glass with regular crushed ice. Pour ¼ - ⅓ cup of lemon syrup and stir and serve with stirring stick and straw.
2. Fill the glass with crushed magic ice in front of your guests, and top it with club soda. Let them stir and see more of that colorful magic while they enjoy the drink!
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