Apricot Brandy Slush

Total Time
Prep: 15 min. + freezing

Updated on Oct. 22, 2022

While spending the summer in New Mexico, we tasted this refreshing golden color tea beverage enhanced with something borrowed from the cocktail world: apricot brandy.—Shirley Miller, Williamsport, PA

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Apricot Brandy Slush

Yield: 8 servings (6-1/2 cups slush mix)
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 5 min

Ingredients

  • 4-1/2 cups water, divided
  • 2 tea bags
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup apricot brandy
  • 3/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
  • 3/4 cup thawed lemonade concentrate
  • each serving:
    • 1/4 cup lemon-lime soda

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 3-5 minutes according to taste. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool.
  2. Stir in apricot brandy, juice concentrates and remaining water. Transfer to a 2-qt. freezer container. Freeze, covered, 6 hours or overnight.
  3. For each serving, scoop 3/4 cup slush into a rocks glass. Pour soda into glass. Serve immediately.
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