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CELEBRATE THE SUMMER WITH ALDI’S COOLING BBQ BEVERAGES – STARTING FROM JUST £1.20

Now things are finally heating up and larger gatherings are back on the menu, BBQ season is about to be in full swing. For those looking to play hostess with the mostess, Aldi has shoppers covered with a selection of innovative cocktail recipes, uniquely combining two summer essentials: booze and ice cream!

Starting from just £1.20 a cocktail, Aldi’s trio of tasty frozen beverages are cream of the cocktails. Featuring the supermarket’s award winning spirits range, the recipes also include nostalgic ice cream favourites, from Mini-Viennese to Mini Whirls, to give it a real summer twist!

Strawberry Whirlz Daquiri: A much-loved slushie favourite; using Aldi’s Saint Germain Vodka, this fresh and fruity recipe is perfect for a lazy sunny afternoon.

Serves: 1

Total Cost: £2.01 per drink

Ingredients:

• 2 x Mini Whirlz ice cream lollies (pineapple, strawberry lemon and lime flavour)
• 60ml Saint Germain Vodka
• Juice ½ lemon
• Juice x ½ lime
• 130g fresh strawberries – roughly chopped
• 4/5 ice cubes
• 100ml lemonade

Method:

• Put the vodka, strawberries, lime and lemon juice into a blender
• Take one of the green and one of the red whirlz ice cream lollies – remove the sticks and discard
• Chop up the ice creams and add to the blender along with the ice cubes
• Blend until smooth and then pour into a glass and top up with the lemonade
• Garnish with a strawberry and a slice of lemon and lime

Tropical Fruit Pina Colada: This twist on a classic will be sure to make rum-lovers rejoice, and with Aldi’s Cocobay Rum & Coconut, this cocktail will pack a punchy kick alongside a medly of sweet, exotic goodness.

Serves: 1

Total Cost: £1.52 per drink

Ingredients:

• 1 x Tropical Fruit ice cream lolly
• 60ml Cocobay Rum
• 70g Four Seasons frozen mango chunks
• 60ml pineapple juice
• Slice fresh pineapple
• ½ passion fruit
• A few more frozen mango chunks

Method

• Put the rum, pineapple juice and frozen mango into a blender
• Remove the stick out of the lolly and discard, slice the lolly and put into the blender
• Blend until smooth and then pour into a glass
• Scoop out the flesh and seeds from the passion fruit and spoon on the top along with a couple of chunks of mango
• Decorate with the slice of pineapple and serve

Ballycastle Viennese Martini

A chocoholic’s paradise; this throwback ice cream classic goes perfectly with Aldi’s Ballycastle Irish Cream; the ultimate sweet and creamy indulgence for post-BBQ grub.

Serves: 1

Total Cost: £1.20 per drink

Ingredients:

• 2 x Mini-Viennese Mint ice creams
• 60ml Ballycastle Irish Cream
• 20ml Saint Germain Vodka Vodka
• Mint leaves
• Original Squirty cream
• Dark chocolate
• Sprig of mint

Method:

• Put the Ballycastle and vodka into a blender
• Take the wooden sticks out of the mini-Viennese and cut up the ice cream – add them to the blender and blend until smooth
• Pour into a martini glass
• Squirt some cream on the top
• Chop some mint leaves and scatter over the top
• Finely grate a little chocolate and sprinkle over the top – garnish with a sprig of mint and serve

Visit the Aldi website for more recipe inspiration- happy making!

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