Red Wine Slushies (Easy!)

Name: Red Wine Slushies
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 750 ml bottle of red wine; 4 cups cold water ((divided use)); 3/4 cup sugar ((divided use)); 4 cups ice cubes ((divided use))

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Make Red Wine Slushies in your blender with just four ingredients! Wow your guests with these delicious, stunnning and refreshing frozen drinks. Note, you'll need to freeze the wine cubes for four hours prior to making these.

red wine slushie in glass on white plate.

You can thank my hubby for these Red Wine Slushies. But I'll take credit for noticing what he was up to in our kitchen years ago and immediately realizing I needed to share this recipe with you.

I mean...Hello, wine slushies!

This is a simple, four-ingredient recipe that'll knock your socks off. These vino slush drinks are refreshing, pleasantly sweet and oh-so-delizioso.

You'll want to make them for every dinner party, book club meeting or just a casual Saturday night. (Speaking of that, be sure to check out my hubby's other Drink Recipes!)

Keep in mind, you'll need to freeze the wine into cubes for these slushies, so allow four hours for that part. The rest is quick and easy!

Recipe ingredients

All you need is red wine, water, sugar and ice for this wine slushie recipe.

Wine – You can use red, white, or even rosé wine. We prefer making red wine slushies because of the vibrant color and contrast. You could also make Moscato slushies or add frozen fruit to make sangria slushies!

Just be sure to use a wine that’s not too dry, or it may not be sweet enough. We really like Cabernet Sauvignon.

Sugar - We're using granulated sugar here. We haven't tried making these with a sugar substitute, but that should work. You'd probably need to use less than the amount of sugar called for in the recipe.

How to make wine slushies

See the card at the end of this post for the full recipe, but here's an overview.

You can make up to four wine slushies at a time in a blender. Repeat this twice to make all eight slushies for this recipe.

ice trays with wine, making wine slushies in blender

Fill two ice cube trays with the wine and freeze for four hours.
Add some of the frozen wine cubes to your blender (affiliate link).
Whisk the sugar into the cold water until dissolved.
Pour the sugar/water mixture into the blender. Add clear ice.
Blend just until slushy and pour into stemless wine glasses (affiliate link).

Recipe tips

Be careful not to blend the slushies too long. You want to make sure there's visible crushed ice.
To make just two wine slushies, use six frozen wine cubes, one cup of cold water, three tablespoons of sugar and one cup of ice.

pink foamy drink in glass on white plate

What to serve with them

There's nothing like sipping a frozen drink on the patio while enjoying some tasty bites! You can serve your wine slushies with delicious appetizers like Tomato Bruschetta with Balsamic Glaze, Parmesan Focaccia with Rosemary, or Cream Cheese Stuffed Dates.

Frozen wine slushies also make a nice introduction to an Italian dinner of pasta with Marinara Sauce, Chicken Cutlets, and any of these Italian Side Dishes.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze wine for cooking or drinking?

You can freeze wine in ice cube trays. Thawed wine won't taste as good as wine that was never frozen, but you can mix it in drinks like sangria or use it for cooking.

How do you store wine slushies?

You can freeze leftover wine slushies in plastic or glass containers for up to two weeks. Thaw them on the counter until you can scoop them into serving glasses.

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