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.
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.
- 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.
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
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.
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.
More cocktails to enjoy
- Coquito (Coconut-Rum Drink)
- Spiked Iced Tea
- Dark Cherry Amaretto Sour
- Lemonade Moonshine
- No-Boil Apple Pie Moonshine
Enjoy!
If you try this Red Wine Slushies recipe, please leave a comment and a rating!
Red Wine Slushies
Ingredients
- 1 750 ml bottle of red wine
- 4 cups cold water (divided use)
- ¾ cup sugar (divided use)
- 4 cups ice cubes (divided use)
Instructions
- Fill two ice cube trays with red wine and freeze them for four hours. You can make eight slushies right away, or make two at a time (see notes) and save the remaining frozen wine cubes for another time.
- To make eight slushies, you'll need to make the recipe in two parts, since everything won't fit in the blender at once. Start with two cups of cold water in a measuring cup. Whisk in six tablespoons of sugar until completely dissolved. (Don't heat it, because you need the mixture to be cold.)
- Add 12 frozen wine cubes to your blender. Pour the sugar/water mixture into the blender. Add two cups of plain ice cubes. Blend briefly, just until slushy. Pour the slushies into four glasses and repeat the process to make four more. (You will have four extra wine cubes that you can throw into the blender with this batch, or save for later use.)
- Store any leftover slushies in a plastic or glass container in the freezer. Thaw them at room temperature until slushy.
Notes
- Be careful not to blend the slushies too long. You want to make sure there's visible crushed ice.
- To make two slushies, place six frozen wine cubes in the blender. In a measuring cup, whisk one cup of cold water with three tablespoons of sugar until it's dissolved completely. Pour the water mixture into the blender, add one cup of plain ice cubes and blend until slushy.
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(Recipe Source: My hubby, Papa C! Originally published on July 19, 2016, and updated now with new photos and additional information.)
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Hellooooooooo Mamma C-so while in Italy and the waiter ask Mother about vino-Mom shook her head No-(no one really drinks in our family-I know shameful), the waiter looked at her like she had three eyes-and walked away with the wine list-LOL. Lets talk lightweights here. None-the-less-these look good! Keep making the stuff keeps Frank occupied LOL xoxoxo
Mamma C
Hi, Cheryl! Too funny!
Evi
Yum! Wine slushies! What a fun idea!
Mamma C
Why should kids have all the fun, right? 🙂
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These slushies sound wonderful(!) and I'm so intrigued with the jalapeño wine!! Your hubby has an awesome hobby if I do say so myself! Salute!
Mamma C
I can only handle the jalapeño wine in cooking, because it is so hot! My hubby makes people do shots with it, while I try to rescue them, Lol! We do enjoy his hobby though, and I'm proud of what a good job he does. Salute, Annie!
Molly Kumar
That's my kind of drink 😉 & I can imagine myself with this any given weekend! Thanks for sharing.
Mamma C
These are great for the weekend...and when it's 5 o'clock somewhere! 😉
Matt @ Plating Pixels
How fun. I love sangrias but slushies sound even better!
Mamma C
They are really fun and so, so, good!
Aish Padihari
Love the idea. Thanks for sharing.
Mamma C
You're welcome, Aish. I felt it was my duty to share. 🙂
Claudia | Gourmet Project
my new summer drink 🙂
Mamma C
Mine too, Claudia!
Willow
I am going to have to try these! I have been drinking red wine on ice lately - which some wine connoisseurs may find strange, but I find I drink slower and get some water at the same time!
Mamma C
You must try these, Willow! They're so delicious and refreshing! Just think of all the water you'll get...Lol!