How to Make, A Family Citrus Peach Cooler.

This Easy, Family Citrus Peach Cooler takes just a few minutes to make using ingredients you may already have in the house. Making the base ahead of time speeds up the process of serving everybody and keeps everything as cold as possible.

Using tinned peaches makes the whole recipe quite simple. But if you have fresh peaches you need to use its np problem. Wash the fruit and remove the stones, then chop them up a little. follow the recipe for the blending adding in a tablespoon of Stock Syrup for each peach. One the fruit is blended pass the puree through a fine sieve to remove any traces of skin.

And don’t forget to look up our home page on Easy Summertime Coolers for more ideas for summertime drinks.

You will need-

• Blender
• Chopping board and knife
• Mixing jug

Family Citrus Peach Cooler.

Makes about 1 – 1.2lt

The base.

• juice of 1 lemon
•                         juice of 1 lime
• 1 tin                sliced peaches in juice (415g)

To finish the cooler.

• 1                      lime, thinly sliced
• 1                      lemon, thinly sliced
•                         Lemonade
•                         fresh orange juice
•                         mint leaves
•                         Strawberries

Making the base of the cooler.

Open the tin of peach slices and tip the whole contents into the blender. Add the lemon and lime juice and blend to a smooth sauce. If the sauce has any stubborn lumps pass the sauce though a fine sieve. This should make about 400ml of base.

Store the sauce on a sealed jar in the fridge, (it should keep about four days) or freeze in large ice cubes ready for use when needed.

Serving.

To serve the cooler, mix equal quantities of the peach base with lemonade and fresh orange juice. Add some thin slices of lime and lemon, add a handful of ice, and stir well.

Serve as cold as possible garnished with fruit slices, mint, and strawberries.

Tip.

Try the recipe with other tinned fruits like pears or apricots.

Enjoy Life!

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