Beat the Florida Heat With These Frozen Cocktails & Boozy Popsicles

It ain’t a frozen cocktail round-up without a fruity, frozen daquiri. This one combines Palms Strawberry and Mango Rums with fresh strawberries, mango and lime juice for a flavor fruit-splosion that’ll cool you off faster than a dip in the pool.

The Recipe

• 1 cup frozen strawberries

• 1 ounce Palms Strawberry Rum

• 1 ounce fresh lime juice

• ½ ounce simple syrup

• 1 cup frozen mango

• 1 ounce Palms Mango Rum

• 2-4 ice cubes (depending on desired thickness level)

• Fresh fruit

In a blender, add frozen strawberries, strawberry rum, ½ ounce lime juice, ¼ ounce simple syrup and 1-2 cubes of ice, depending on your desired level of thickness. Pro tip: add less ice first, you can always add more later. Blend until smooth and pour into a glass. Clean blender. Then, add frozen mango, mango rum, remaining lime juice, remaining simple syrup and 1-2 cubes of ice. Blend until smooth and pour over strawberry mixture. Garnish with fresh fruit.

Getting caught in the Florida rain isn’t fun, but this piña colada with Don Q Gold Rum definitely is. It’s a classic summer frozen cocktail for a reason, y’all. Creamy, fruity and delicious.

The Recipe

• 2 ounces Don Q Gold Rum

• 2 ½ ounces pineapple juice

• ¾ ounce cream of coconut

• 1 dash aromatic bitters

• Pineapple frond

• Cocktail umbrella (optional)

In a blender, add rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, aromatic bitters and crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Add to glass and garnish with a pineapple frond and cocktail umbrella.

We’re crowning this slushie cocktail the queen of the summer. She's got peach whisky, juicy fresh peaches and tart lemonade for a sweet, refreshing treat on the hottest days of summer (which, in Florida, is every day of summer).

The Recipe

• 3 ounces Crown Royal Peach Canadian Whisky

• 3 fresh peaches, pitted and diced

• 1 ½ cups frozen lemonade concentrate

• 3 cups water

• Peach slices

Combine whisky, peaches, frozen lemonade concentrate and water in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and garnish with a peach slice.

If you love a frozen drink that tastes like a lemon drop, this is the cocktail for you. Made with just vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, a little simple syrup and water, this “icetail” is clean and thirst-quenching.

The Recipe

• 1 ounces Reyka Vodka

• ½ ounce Charles Regnier Triple Sec

• 1 ½ ounces fresh lemon juice

• 2 ounces simple syrup

• 2 ½ ounces water

Combine vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, simple syrup and water in a mixing glass and stir. Pour contents into cups or ice pop molds, freeze until solid, then serve.

A frozen cocktail list simply wouldn’t be complete without a frozen marg, and this one is the best of the best; it’s simple, classic and made with fresh ingredients and good tequila. What more could you ask for?

The Recipe

• 1 ½ ounces Don Julio Blanco Tequila

• ¾ ounce fresh lime juice

• ½ ounce agave nectar

• 2 cups ice

• Dehydrated lime wheel

Add tequila, lime juice, agave nectar and ice to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a glass and garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.

The Aperol Spritz took the internet by storm last summer...but we can do even better. By swapping the typical soda water for frozen orange juice, you can make a Frozen Aperol Spritz Slushie. Maybe the cocktail puritans will be miffed, but we’ll be slurping on this one by the pool all summer long.

The Recipe

• 6 ounces frozen orange juice

• 3 ounces Aperol Aperitivo

• Collalto Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry

• Orange wedge

Add frozen orange juice and Aperol to a blender. Blend well and pour into glass. Top with Prosecco and garnish with an orange wedge.

Have your slice of Key Lime pie AND make it boozy with this Key Lime Rum Cream Popsicle. It’s made with Blue Chair Bay Key Lime Rum Cream, which is like liquid Key Lime pie. Buy two sets of popsicles molds for these; you’ll understand why after you taste the first one.

The Recipe

• 1 ½ cups Blue Chair Bay Key Lime Rum Cream

• ¾ cup fresh lime juice

• ½ cup cream of coconut

• Zest of 2 limes

• 4 large graham cracker rectangles

• Lime slices, optional

In a shaker, add rum cream, lime juice and cream of coconut. Shake vigorously and pour into popsicle molds. Freeze overnight. Garnish with lime zest, graham cracker crumbs and lime slices.

If you’re into more of a juicy popsicle than a creamy one, this is your pop. Made with three juices, tequila and sweet grenadine, this popsicle is like boozy candy. If you’re watching the sunrise on the beach this summer, be sure to have one of these in hand.

Want to know which beaches in Florida you can drink at? Check out our handy guide to Florida beach drinking here.

The Recipe

• 1 ounce tequila

• ½ ounce fresh lime juice

• 2 ounces fresh orange juice

• 2 ounces pineapple juice

• ½ ounce grenadine

In a shaker, add tequila, lime juice, orange juice and pineapple juice. Shake until combined and pour into a 6-ounce popsicle mold. Place in freezer and allow to freeze for 2-3 hours. Remove from freezer and top with grenadine. Freeze overnight.

Who says popsicles can’t be elegant? If you prefer wine to cocktails and spirits, freeze up some sauvignon blanc with a little simple syrup and beautiful edible flowers. It's the perfect refreshing summer treat!

The Recipe

• 1, 750mL bottle Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc

• 1 ½ ounces simple syrup

• 25-30 edible flowers

In a pitcher or large bowl, add wine, simple syrup and edible flowers. Stir to combine and fill popsicle molds with mixture. Freeze for a minimum of 6 hours, or overnight. Serves 8-10.