Hello, summer sunshine! Is there any better time to explore all the different frozen daiquiri flavors than on a hot summer afternoon as you lounge on the deck in the sun? Okay - really, any time is a good time to mix up a batch of frozen daiquiris. So whether the sun is blazing or it's the dead of winter, you can hold an icy blended daiquiri in your hand and imagine you're on a beach with the sun on your face and a breeze in your hair. Ahhh, that's the ticket.
Classic Frozen Daiquiri
Love a classic daiquiri? Yeah - me too. The lime. The rum. The sunshine. Now, turn this classic daiquiri flavor into a frozen favorite - the blended frozen lime daiquiri.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces light rum
- 1½ ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1½ ounces simple syrup
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add all ingredients.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth or desired consistency.
- Pour the beverage into your favorite style of cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.
Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri
A frozen strawberry daiquiri is a perennial favorite, particularly during the month of June when strawberries are in season. But truth be told, you know you'll love it just as much in September, too.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces light rum
- 1½ ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1½ ounces simple syrup
- ½ cup fresh or frozen hulled and sliced strawberries
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Fresh strawberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, strawberries, and crushed ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth or desired consistency.
- Garnish with a fresh strawberry.
Quick Tip
Since you've already done half the work, consider following this Miami Vice drink recipe to create a frozen piña colada to layer with your daiquiri. You're welcome.
Frozen Raspberry Daiquiri
Raspberries come into season shortly after strawberries, usually in July. While a notable raspberry daiquiri is with fresh raspberries at their peak ripeness, opt for either red or golden raspberries. Don't sweat it though, frozen raspberries will do in a pinch.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces light rum
- ½ cup fresh raspberries
- 1 cup of cracked ice
- 1½ ounces fresh lime juice
- 1½ ounces simple syrup
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Lime slice and raspberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, raspberries, lime juice, ice, and syrup.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with the lime slice and a raspberry.
Seedless Variation
If you don't like seeds, puree the raspberries with the lime juice first and then strain the liquid to remove the seeds. Combine the puree with all the other ingredients and blend until frothy.
Frozen Peach Daiquiri
Peach is one of the superior flavors of frozen daiquiris. You can either take our word for it, or you can whip up one of these juicy frozen daiquiris to test that theory yourself. You can use fresh or frozen peaches - or even canned peaches with the liquid drained - for those heavenly peach flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces of dark rum
- ½ ounce orange curaçao
- ½ ounce of fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce of simple syrup
- ½ cup of fresh peaches, pits and skin removed
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Strawberry and mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add the rum, orange curaçao, lime juice, simple syrup, peaches, and ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth or desired consistency.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a strawberry and a mint sprig.
Frozen Banana Daiquiri
This is one of the easiest banana daiquiri recipes you'll find. But the ingredient that sets this recipe head and shoulders above the rest? This uses dark rum to add a caramelized flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces dark rum
- 1½ ounces of fresh lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1 banana, peeled and sliced (reserve a couple of slices for garnish)
- 1 cup crushed ice
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, banana, and ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth or desired thickness.
- Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a banana slice.
Helpful Hack
Use equal parts banana rum and dark rum, or give your frozen banana daiquiri a boozier kick by floating a few dashes of banana liqueur on top.
Frozen Pineapple Daiquiri
The pineapple daiquiri offers a real taste of the tropics. However, this frozen version will keep you chilled out while on that imaginary trip to the tropics.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces light rum
- ½ cup fresh, frozen, or canned pineapple chunks
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup of cracked ice
- Pineapple wedge and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, pineapple, lime juice, simple syrup, and cracked ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.
Frozen Mixed Berry Daiquiri
A combination of berries makes for a flavorful frozen daiquiri. If you don't have fresh berries, buy a bag of frozen mixed berries for a vibrant flavor. It's also a great use for that bag of frozen berries you'd meant to use for a smoothie. This is...sort of the same thing.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces light rum
- ¼ cup fresh, sliced strawberries
- ¼ cup of fresh blueberries
- ¼ cup fresh blackberries
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup cracked ice
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all ingredients.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a fresh berry or two.
Frozen Blueberry Daiquiri
Blueberries taste like sunshine and joy, and so does rum! Therefore, this is a must-make frozen daiquiri recipe. We like to call that cocktail math. Pro tip: if you make it in the afternoon, you can tell everyone you're drinking a smoothie.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces light rum
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1½ ounces of fresh lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup of cracked ice
- Blueberry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, blueberries, lime juice, simple syrup, and cracked ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a blueberry.
Spiced Coconut-Mango Frozen Daiquiri
Now that you've mastered so many frozen daiquiri flavors, it's time to get a little fancy. Mango, coconut, and rum belong together. And, they belong in your cup - right now!
Ingredients
- 1 ounce spiced rum
- 1 ounce Malibu rum
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- ½ cup fresh or frozen mango chunks
- 1 cup crushed ice
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the spiced rum, Malibu rum, lime juice, simple syrup, mango chunks, and crushed ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
Watermelon Ginger Frozen Daiquiri
The refreshing flavor of watermelon with a bite of ginger? Pretty sure if you looked up "perfection" in the dictionary, you'd find this frozen daiquiri.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces light rum
- ¾ ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce ginger simple syrup
- ½ teaspoon finely grated gingerroot
- 1 cup seedless watermelon chunks
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add rum, lime juice, ginger syrup, gingerroot, watermelon chunks, and ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth or until desired consistency.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Frozen Ocean Daiquiri
What's better than a frozen daiquiri? How about a beachy blue frozen daiquiri? Oceanside or not, it's bursting with flavor and just waiting for you to take your first sip.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces light rum
- ¾ ounce blue curaçao
- ¾ ounce lime juice
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, blue curaçao, lime juice, and crushed ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an orange wheel.
Icy Papa Doble Frozen Daiquiri
Also known as the Hemingway daiquiri, and so named for author Ernest Hemingway, this frozen daiquiri is normally on the rocks. But this frozen version makes for an icy sweet-tart treat.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces dark rum
- 1½ ounces freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
- ¾ ounce maraschino liqueur
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup
- 1 cup crushed ice
Instructions
- In a blender, combine all ingredients.
- Cover and blend until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
Frozen Spiced Honey Apricot Daiquiri
This sweet frozen daiquiri is perfect for poolside sipping or as a specialty cocktail for your next backyard barbecue. Alternatively, it's also great for some alone time with your book in hand while you unwind.
Ingredients
- 3 ounces spiced rum
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ¾ ounce honey simple syrup
- 1 cup peeled, pitted, and sliced apricots
- 1 cup crushed ice
- Apricot slice and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine the rum, lime juice, honey syrup, apricots, and ice.
- Cover and blend on high until smooth.
- Pour into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with an apricot slice and cherry.
Buzzing Frozen Daiquiri
Buzz, buzz, buzz with this frozen daiquiri, gold rum, and coffee. You could practically call it a brunch drink.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces gold rum
- 2 ounces chilled coffee
- ½ ounce crème de cacao
- 1 ounce cream of coconut
- 1 cup ice
- 1-2 dashes dark rum
- Chocolate shavings for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add ice, gold rum, coffee, crème de cacao, and cream of coconut.
- Blend until smooth or desired consistency.
- Pour into a coupe.
- Add dark rum.
- Garnish with chocolate shavings.
Rum Runner Frozen Daiquiri
The beloved rum runner gets chilly - in a good way with a frozen daiquiri upgrade.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce white rum
- 1 ounce banana liqueur
- ¼ cup frozen pineapple chunks
- ¼ cup frozen banana, peeled
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 ounce grenadine
- 1 cup ice
- Mint sprig and lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, add ice, white rum, banana liqueur, frozen pineapple, frozen banana, lime juice, and grenadine.
- Blend until smooth or desired consistency.
- Garnish with a mint sprig and lime wheel.
Quick Tip
Swap the banana liqueur for a strawberry liqueur if you want another layer of fruity, juicy flavors.
Mix and Match Frozen Daiquiris
Take any of these tasty daiquiris out for a test drive by themselves, or for a delicious frozen cocktail treat, mix and match by making a few different types of frozen daiquiris and layering them in a hurricane glass. Genius? Oh yes. And your friends will think so too. And that makes it the perfect boozy frozen summer cocktail treat.
