Easy to Make Homemade Slushies {with Just Kool-Aid and Water}
If you've ever wondered how to make homemade slushies, you've come to the right place.
This easy homemade slushie recipe is perfect for a hot summer day and from start to finish is ready in under 5 minutes.
This recipe is so easy and once you make your first slushy you'll want to make them in all the different flavors of Kool Aid you can find.
This particular Kool Aid Slushie recipe is made with only 2 ingredients plus water and ice (no soda).
We'll start with the basic recipe and then I'll provide options for making a homemade slushie with soda as well.
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Why I Developed This Recipe
My oldest son always wants slushies....always......it can be the middle of the winter and if we pass a Sheetz....he wants a slushie....
The other day....he wanted a slushie....I figured they couldn't be too hard to make so I gave it a whirl and lo and behold....slushie success and I did it without a special slushie machine using only my blender.
If you would prefer using a Slushie Maker, while I've never tried one myself, this particular slushie maker got good reviews on Amazon and seems pretty simple to use.
I used a package of powdered drink mix from Aldi but you can also use Kool Aid or any other packaged drink mix you would like. Kool Aid has a wider variety of flavor options available.
More Easy and Delicious Summer Drinks to Try:
- Red, White, and Blue Layered 4th of July Drink
- How to Make Sweet Cold Brew Coffee
- Fresh Raspberry Sparkling Drink
- Fruit, Veggie, and Herb Infused Water
- Copycat McDonald's Mocha Frappe
- Southern Sweet Tea Recipe
Fun and Flavorful Variations:
- Watermelon Slushie: Use Watermelon Kool Aid or other watermelon-flavored drink mix powder. Garnish with a fresh watermelon wedge if desired and a splash of watermelon water if the slushie is quite thick.
- Lemonade Slushie: Use Lemonade flavored powdered drink mix and follow the directions below. Garnish with fresh fruit!
- Strawberry Slushie: Use strawberry Kool Aid and follow the directions below.
- Soda Slushie: Substitute chilled Club Soda for the water in the recipe below.
- Layered Slushie: Choose 2, 3, or more different flavors and colors of Kool Aid. One for each layer. Following the directions below, make one layer at a time putting in glasses or cups. Place glasses in freezer between making each layer. Make second layer and place on top of the first and continue until you have the end result you desire!
- "Invisible" Slushie: Kool Aid has an "invisible" Kool-Aid (flavors vary). It would be fun to use this as the middle layer in a patriotic 4th of July slushie with a red layer below and a white layer above similar to this Red, White, and Blue Drink.
Frequently Bought Together
🥤 Ingredients for Homemade Slushies
- package of unsweetened drink mix
- granulated sugar
- water
- ice
🍧Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions for making Crock Pot Ham and Bean Soup are in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
Whirl the above ingredients in a blender until well mixed. Add ice cubes {I used 2 trays which is approximately 3 cups}. Choose the ice crushing mode and pulsate a few times until the slushie is the consistency you desire.
And that's it! Your slushie is all ready. The above recipe will yield approximately 3 generous servings.
💭 Top Tips
A good blender or Slushie maker is super helpful with this recipe. When I originally shared this post I used my Oster blender but when it no longer worked, I got a Ninja and haven't looked back. It works like a beast and we use it to make milkshakes (like this awesome freak shake) and protein drinks often.
If you love this recipe please give it a 5 star rating. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
📖 Recipe
How to Make Homemade Slushies
Ingredients
- 1 package of unsweetened drink mix 0.13 ounces
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups of water
- 3 cups of ice
Instructions
- Whirl the above ingredients in a blender until well mixed.
- Add ice cubes {I used 2 trays which is approximately 3 cups}. Choose the ice crushing mode and pulsate a few times until the slushie is the consistency you desire.
- And that's it! Your homemade slushie is all ready.
As with any of my recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
Nutrition
