3 Refreshing Summer Food & Beverage Recipes
By: Addie Speidel
If you are someone looking for new recipes to try this summer, you clicked on the right article! Some people will have a busy summer with a full schedule, and some will have a lot of time to try new things. No matter what your summer schedule is going to look like, don’t forget to make time for yourself and the people you love! Making these recipes are the perfect way to spend time together or have something fun to put on the table for everyone
to enjoy.
PERFECT PARTY PUNCH
(Image Credit: “Easy Party Punch”)
The Perfect Party Punch is a refreshing drink for a hot summer day! It would be perfect for dinners, get-togethers, and more! It’s bitter and sweet for you to drink!
Drink mix
6 cups - Chilled cranberry juice cocktail
4 cups - Ginger ale
1 can - Orange-pineapple juice concentrate (thawed)
1 whole - Orange
Directions
Place juice, ginger ale, and concentrate in a pitcher
Use a zester to score an orange from top to bottom, use a utility knife to slice into rings. Place in pitcher
Plunge until thoroughly mixed
CHERRY ALMOND BARS
(Credit: “Sugar Cookie Bars”)
These cookie bars are rich and delightful, and if you’re ever up late and looking for something to do, baking these bars would be highly recommended! The inside is rich and dense, and the frosting is thick like a cherry and very fluffy.
Bars
I cup - Unsalted butter-room temperature
2 cups - Granulated sugar
4 - Large Eggs
2 teaspoons - Almond extract
5 cups - Flour
1 teaspoon - Salt
½ teaspoon - Baking soda
Frosting
1 cup - Unsalted butter-room temperature
4 cups - Confectioner’s sugar
1 Tablespoon - Almond extract
¼ cup - Heavy whipping cream
10-12 - Maraschino cherries
Splash - Cherry juice
(As many as you like) - Sprinkles of choice
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°
Grease ½ Sheet pan + line with parchment paper
In the mixer, mix together butter & sugar until fluffy on medium/high
Add eggs one at a time
Add extract
In a separate bowl, whisk flour, salt, and & baking soda - add to mixing bowl little at a time
Press dough into the sheet pan using wax paper to make even (rolling pin works well, too)
Bake 14-17 minutes
*Mix all frosting ingredients next-let cookies cool 100% until spreading the frosting on
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole
(Image credit: “Crockpot Breakfast Casserole)
This is the perfect meal for a large group of people during the mornings or any other time of day. With this dish, you can also feel free to add in other ingredients like bacon or vegetables. Whatever you want!
Casserole Recipe
1, 26 oz. bag - Frozen hash browns
12 - Eggs
1 cup - Milk
1 Tablespoon - Ground mustard
16 oz - Regular or maple sausage ground
Two dashes - Pepper
16 oz - Shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
Spray crockpot or use liner
Spread hashbrowns at the bottom of the crockpot
Whisk eggs in a bowl, then add milk
Sprinkle in mustard and pepper
Mix well-set aside
Cook sausage + drain, set aside
Add sausage on top of hashbrowns
Cheese on top of meat
Mix cheese, meat, and hashbrowns
Pour egg mixture on top
Even everything out
Cook on low for 6-8 hours overnight