Here comes summer and you'll be ready with these truly delicious drinks for you and your friends . I've had some at cook-out and some as lazy summer afternoon treats with my dear ones. These are a few of my favorites that I found very cooling on hot summer days or nights. But first I have a really easy and cool recipe to serve your loved ones as a nice treat at a cook out or a nice dessert on a quite summer night.
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Fruity PHILADELPHIA Freeze
prep time
15 min
total time
4 hr 15 min
makes
16 servings
What You Need!
12 OREO Cookies, crushed (about 1 cup)
2 tubs (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread
1 can (12 oz.) frozen cranraspberry juice concentrate
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1 cup fresh raspberries
Make It!
PRESS cookie crumbs onto bottom of 9-inch square pan lined with foil.
BLEND cream cheese and juice concentrate in blender until well blended. Transfer to large bowl. Whisk in COOL WHIP until well blended. Pour over crust.
FREEZE 4 hours or until firm. Remove from freezer 15 min. before serving; let stand at room temperature to soften slightly. Use foil handles to lift dessert from pan before cutting to serve. Top with berries.-
Substitute
For variety, prepare using your favorite frozen concentrate, such as limeade, lemonade, fruit punch or grape.

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Berry Lemonade Slush
What You Need!
COUNTRY TIME Lemonade Flavor Drink Mix (dry)
1/2 cup water
3 cups ice cubes
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries
Make It!
MEASURE drink mix into cap to 1-qt. line (1/2 cup). Empty into blender container.
ADD remaining ingredients; cover. Blend on high speed 10 sec. Turn off blender. Stir with spoon; cover. Blend an additional 5 sec. or until smooth, using pulsing action.
SERVE immediately. Store leftover slush in freezer.
Kraft Kitchens Tips
Substitute
Substitute blueberries or sliced peeled peaches for the strawberries.

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Strawberry-Watermelon Cooler
What You Need!
4 cups chopped watermelon
1/3 cup KOOL-AID Strawberry Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Mix
Make It!
BLEND ingredients in blender until smooth.
SERVE over ice.
Kraft Kitchens Tips
Substitute
Prepare using KOOL-AID Lemonade Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Drink Mix.
How to Select a Watermelon
Choose a watermelon that has a smooth, waxy surface and a creamy-colored underside. If the underside is white or greenish, the watermelon is not ripe. Hearing a thud when you tap the watermelon slightly with the palm of your hand is another sign of ripeness. If you hear a ringing sound, the melon is not ripe.
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Coffee House Milk Shakes
what you need
Mix and match your recipe from these options...

Add-in possibilities
Coffee & chocolate & 2 Tbsp. peanut butter OR
Coffee & 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup OR
Hazelnut Flavored Coffee & butter pecan & 2 Tbsp. caramel ice cream topping
Vanilla Flavored Coffee & vanilla & 2 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, each broken in half !
NOW Make It
PLACE 1 cup cooled brewed double-strength Coffee, 1 pt. (2 cups) softened ice cream and add-ins in blender container; cover.
BLEND on high speed until thickened.
POUR into 3 chilled tall glasses.
Cool off after an outdoor activity this summer with a serving of this frosty ice cream treat!
Special Extra
Garnish each serving with 2 Tbsp. thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping.
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Peachy Iced Tea Sangria
What You Need!
5 cups cold water
1 cup orange juice
1 pkt. (makes 2 qt. drink) or 2 pkt. (makes 1 qt. drink each) CRYSTAL LIGHT Peach Flavor Iced Tea Mix*
2 peaches, sliced
1 cup raspberries
1 cup blueberries
Make It!
STIR water and juice into tea mix in large pitcher until mix is dissolved.
STIR in fruit.
SERVE over ice.
*NOTE: CRYSTAL LIGHT Packets come in two sizes. Please note packet size before preparing recipe.
Kitchens Tips
Substitute
For an adults-only version, omit 1/2 cup water and add 1/2 cup peach liqueur or vodka.

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Gone Bananas Smoothie
`what you need
2 cups milk
1 ripe banana, cut up
1/2 cup KOOL-AID Strawberry Flavor Sugar-Sweetened Soft Drink Mix
1 cup ice cubes
Make It
PLACE all ingredients in blender container; cover.
BLEND on high speed 30 sec. or until thickened and smooth.
SERVE immediately.
Kitchens Tips
Great Substitute
Prepare as directed, using your favorite flavor of red KOOL-AID.
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OREO Milk Shake
What You Need!
4 tsp. chocolate syrup
8 OREO Cookies, divided
1-1/2 cups milk
2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream, softened
Make It!
SPOON 1 tsp. syrup into each of 4 glasses. Roll each glass to coat bottom and inside of glass. Finely chop 4 cookies; set aside.
QUARTER remaining cookies; place in blender. Add milk and ice cream; blend until smooth.
POUR into prepared glasses; top with chopped cookies. Serve immediately.
Kitchens Tips
Size-Wise
You'll know it's a special occasion when you get to enjoy a serving of this frosty milk shake.
Substitute
Prepare using frozen vanilla yogurt.
How to Soften Ice Cream
Measure ice cream; let stand at room temperature 10 to 15 min. or until slightly softened.
Now sit back and enjoy the warm weather on your shoulders and the company of the ones that you love.