Description
The flavor of a handmade strawberry daiquiri produced with real, frozen strawberries is far superior to that of a store-bought mix. To make this traditional drink, all you need is a blender, a few simple ingredients, and five minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound frozen strawberries
- 6 tablespoons simple syrup (or pure maple syrup)
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 1 cup best quality white or light rum
- 1 cup ice
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In a blender or Nutribullet, combine all of the ingredients.
- Blitz until all of the strawberries have been blitzed.
- Taste and adjust the sweetness with additional syrup and the sourness with lime (and booze if you dare!).
- Pour into glasses (see video for consistency) and top with fresh strawberries to serve!
Notes
- 1. To obtain the right slushy texture, I combine fresh and frozen strawberries. If you simply use frozen, it will turn out like a sorbet that you must eat with a spoon!
- 2. Sugar Syrup – combine equal parts white sugar and water in a saucepan and heat until the sugar melts. Pour into a jar and set aside to cool before using. OR substitute any other liquid syrup of your choice.
- 3. White rum – Bacardi (my preference), Havana Club, or other of your choosing
- 4. VARIATION: Use 90 mL (3 oz) white rum and 30 mL (1 oz) Cointreau. It gives it a little additional tropical flavor! This is something I do frequently.
- Category: Drinks
- Method: mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 238kcal
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 12mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0g
Keywords: strawberry cocktail, cocktail, strawberry drinks,