Strawberry daiquiris and I go back a long way. To grade five, to be exact, when my parents and I took a trip to Hawaii. Sure, I remember feeding a gigantic Parrot Fish out of my hand while snorkeling, watching the sunrise over Haleakala Crater and dunking my head underwater to hear the nearby humpback whales calling to each other. Despite these amazing experiences, my memory continuously veers towards the hours (seemingly) that I spent sucking virgin strawberry daiquiris through straws. My regular poison up to that point was Shirley Temples, the ubiquitous drink of the pre-teen crowd. Let me tell you, those strawberry daiquiris beat out Shirley and her Temples by a country mile.
As we draw closer to the peak of strawberry season, the bright red fruit becomes more fragrant and intensely sweet. Strawberry patches are filling up with eager pickers and families trundle home with baskets full of fruit. These sweet berries pair beautifully with savory ingredients in salads and classically with chocolate in desserts such as a Strawberry and Chocolate Cream Cheese Napoleon.
If you are looking for a way to cool down quickly as the days heat up, pull out the blender and whip up a batch of frozen cocktails in less than five minutes. Whether you are overlooking the ocean on a Hawaiian beach or sitting in your backyard, these drinks are sure to make you feel as though you are on a mini-vacation.
The recipe:
The first step is to find the sweetest strawberries you can.
Hull and quarter them.
In a blender, combine strawberries, ice, white rum, fresh lime juice and sugar. Blend until smooth. Divide evenly between four glasses.
Printable Recipe
Want to save this recipe?
Enter your email below & we'll send it straight to your inbox. Plus you’ll get great new recipes from us every week!
Frozen Strawberry & Lime Daiquiri Recipe
Ingredients
- 24 ounces about 3 cups hulled & quartered fresh strawberries
- 2 cups crushed ice
- ½ cup white rum or more if you like your cocktails stronger
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a blender, combine strawberries, ice, white rum, fresh lime juice and sugar. Blend until smooth. Divide evenly between four glasses.
Nutrition
Maria
I wish I was sipping on one of these right now.
Courtney
Can't wait to try this - haven't had one in 3 years. I'm sure it wasn't from fresh strawberries. Fabulous!! 🙂
Nettie
Lot of smarts in that posnitg!
Strawberry CAKE
These look fabulous! I can't wait until strawberries are in season in Michigan. YUM!
Heather at FarmgirlGourmet
Can I come up Dara? 🙂 I'm suddenly quite thirsty and I know it's 5 o'clock somewhere! 🙂
Happy Friday!
Heather
fooddreamer
We haven't even started strawberry season here, but now I have a great drink to make with them when we do!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet
Is it time to start drinking this now?! It is barely noon and I'm ready!
Liz
Oh, I'd love one of these! So beautiful and delicious~
Marly
This looks like a PERFECT way to start out the weekend. Bring on Friday night!
Darla @ Bakingdom
Yum! I love anything with lime and I've always preferred daiquiris to margaritas. Can't wait to try these for an upcoming party! Thanks!
Lana @ Never Enough Thyme
I've always loved a good frozen daiquiri and I haven't had one in ages. I think this one would be just lovely for tonight 🙂