There’s nothing more refreshing than a cool icy drink on a hot summer’s day. A variety of summer fruits - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, lemons, watermelon - presents so many delicious opportunities to get in your five-a-day that you’ll want to spend your next warm Sunday afternoon sharing these frozen delights with a few good friends. Try our original recipe or improvise with your own favorite summer fruits.

Frozen Cherry-Lemonade

• 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 cups cold water
• 1 cup crushed ice
• Maraschino cherry juice

In a blender or smoothie machine, process the lemon juice and sugar for approximately 30 seconds to blend well. Add 2 cups of water and half the ice and blend, crushing the ice. Add the remaining ice and water. Blend on high speed until mixture becomes a frozen slushy. Pour into 6 glasses and top each glass with 2 T of Maraschino cherry juice.