Slushy Sippers: Raspberry-Riesling Wine Slushies

Make mine a slushy, please! A wine slushy, that is. I guarantee you that on a hot afternoon or balmy evening, wine slushies are absolute perfection. They're fantastically refreshing, stretch a modest bit of wine farther, and are chock-full of fruit. They taste like a virtuous fruit smoothie, but with a bit of a naughty edge … which is my idea of summertime nirvana. If you have peak-season fruit from the farmers' market, freeze it on a baking sheet until firm. Or just start with frozen fruit from the grocery store. Either way, you'll be sure to stay cool, deliciously.

RASPBERRY-RIESLING SLUSHIESIf you go with sweet riesling (or other sweet wine) for this fruity sipper, you shouldn't need any additional sweetener.

3 cups frozen raspberries2 cups sweet riesling or other sweet white wine (such as muscat or muscat or moscato), chilled1 cup ice cubes

1. Place all ingredients in a blender; process until smooth. No need to strain—enjoy those raspberry seeds (more fiber!).

SERVES 4CALORIES 146; FAT 0.6g (sat 0g, mono 0.1g, poly 0.4g); PROTEIN 1g; CARB 17g; FIBER 6g; SUGARS 14g (est. added sugars 0g); CHOL 0mg; IRON 1mg; SODIUM 1mg; CALC 23mg

More Slushy Sippers:

• Rosé Wine Slushies
• Mango-Champagne Wine Slushies
• Honey and Honeydew Wine Slushies