Slush recipes by ingredient
Got a bottle of rum or a bag of frozen mango? Start with what's already in your kitchen and find every slush machine recipe that uses it.
Fruit, juice & herbs
- Lime80 recipesThe most used fresh ingredient on Slush Bible. Lime juice balances sugar and keeps sweet slushes tasting fresh.
- Lemon53 recipesSofter than lime and perfect for frozen lemonades, berry slushes and anything with elderflower.
- Orange34 recipesOrange juice is a ready-made slush base with natural sugar, colour and body. Great for kids and cocktails alike.
- Apple32 recipesFrom sour green apple candy slush to cosy cinnamon cider. Apple juice is one of the most versatile bases.
- Pineapple27 recipesSweet, tangy and tropical. Pineapple is the backbone of piña coladas, tiki slushes and summer mocktails.
- Coconut25 recipesCoconut cream, milk and water bring richness or lightness to tropical slushes, coladas and vegan shakes.
- Strawberries19 recipesThe most popular slush fruit there is. Strawberries give a deep pink colour and a jammy sweetness in slushes, frosé and milkshakes.
- Fresh mint15 recipesCooling and green. Fresh mint is essential in frozen mojitos and adds lift to watermelon and cucumber slushes.
- Mango13 recipesThick, sweet and sunny. Mango gives tropical slushes and lassis a silky, almost creamy body.
- Passion fruit13 recipesOne of the most aromatic fruits for slush. A little passion fruit lifts mango, pineapple and vodka slushes instantly.
- Raspberries12 recipesTart and intensely fragrant. Raspberries make some of the most colourful slushes on the site.
- Watermelon8 recipesMostly water and pure summer. Watermelon makes a light, pale-pink slush that needs very little sugar.
- Banana6 recipesNatural sweetness and a creamy texture without dairy. Bananas are the secret to thick smoothies and milkshakes.
- Blueberries5 recipesMild, sweet and deep purple. Blueberries work in smoothies, mojito twists and kids' slushes.
- Cranberry4 recipesTart, ruby-red and festive. Cranberry is the go-to for winter, Christmas and cosmopolitan-style slushes.
- Cucumber4 recipesCool, green and surprisingly good frozen. Cucumber pairs naturally with gin, lime and mint.
Spirits & wine
- White rum26 recipesThe workhorse of frozen cocktails. Clean and lightly sweet, it lets fruit take the lead in daiquiris, mojitos and piña coladas.
- Vodka21 recipesNeutral and clean, vodka adds a kick without changing the flavour, so the fruit or candy note stays front and centre.
- Dark rum10 recipesMolasses, vanilla and a little spice. Dark rum gives tropical and coffee slushes a deeper, rounder finish.
- Gin5 recipesJuniper and citrus peel make gin a natural match for cucumber, elderflower and grapefruit in a frozen glass.
- Prosecco & sparkling wine5 recipesBubbles disappear in the freeze but the crisp, fruity wine flavour stays. Ideal for New Year's Eve and summer brunches.
- Tequila4 recipesThe heart of a frozen margarita and paloma. Blanco tequila brings a bright, peppery edge that cuts through lime and grapefruit.
- Coffee liqueur4 recipesSweet, roasty and low in alcohol. Coffee liqueur turns frappés and milkshakes into an easy after-dinner drink.
- Rosé wine3 recipesFrosé made easy. A dry rosé with strawberries is one of the most loved frozen drinks of summer.
Syrups & spices
- Caramel11 recipesButtery and rich. Caramel turns frappés, apple slushes and milkshakes into dessert in a glass.
- Cinnamon7 recipesWarm spice for cold drinks. Cinnamon brings Christmas and autumn into apple, pumpkin and coffee slushes.
- Blue curaçao6 recipesThat electric blue colour with a bitter-orange flavour. The shortcut to blue lagoon and party slushes.
- Elderflower4 recipesThe taste of a Nordic summer. Elderflower cordial is both the sugar and the flavour in light, floral slushes.
- Grenadine4 recipesPomegranate syrup for colour and sweetness. Grenadine makes sunrise layers and gives kids' slushes their red glow.
Ice cream, chocolate & coffee
- Vanilla ice cream23 recipesThe base of almost every milkshake on Slush Bible. Good vanilla ice cream gives body and a clean, creamy flavour.
- Chocolate20 recipesSyrup, ice cream, cocoa or cookies. Chocolate milkshakes and frappés in every style, from classic to candy cane.
- Coffee19 recipesCold brew, espresso or strong filter coffee. The base for frappés, iced lattes and coffee slushes.