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Frozen Whiskey Sour made in a Ninja CREAMi, served
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Frozen Whiskey Sour

Fresh lemon, a hint of orange and bourbon spun into a pale amber, sweet-sour slush with warm vanilla and oak notes. Contains alcohol.

Hands-on
10 min
Freeze
24 h
Program
Frozen Drink
Makes
4 glasses6 glasses
VeganContains alcohol

Good forFallBirthday & partyAdults only

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Nutrition

Per 100 g, estimatedPer serving (¼ of a 473 ml16 oz tubpint, about 112 g), estimated

101kcal
0.1 gProtein
0 gFat
15 gCarbs
14 gSugar
113kcal
0 gProtein
0 gFat
17 gCarbs
16 gSugar

Whole tubpint: 452 kcal, 0 g protein678 kcal, 0 g protein (709 ml24 oz). No common allergens in the ingredients. Contains alcohol: for adults only.

Ingredients

6 ingredients
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watergranulated sugarlight brown sugar, packedfresh lemon juicefinely grated orange zestbourbon (or other whiskey) max fill
watergranulated sugarlight brown sugar, packedfresh lemon juicefinely grated orange zestbourbon (or other whiskey) max fill

429 of 473 ml643 of 709 ml

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Steps

  1. Stir 45 g caster or granulated sugar55 ml caster or granulated sugar3½ tbsp granulated sugar70 g caster or granulated sugar80 ml caster or granulated sugar⅓ cup granulated sugar and 15 g light brown soft sugar1 tbsp light brown soft sugar1 tbsp light brown sugar25 g light brown soft sugar1½ tbsp light brown soft sugar1½ tbsp light brown sugar into 200 ml water200 ml water⅔ cup + 3 tbsp water300 ml water300 ml water1¼ cups water for about 1 minute, until they dissolve.
  2. Stir in 100 ml fresh lemon juice100 ml fresh lemon juice¼ cup + 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice150 ml fresh lemon juice150 ml fresh lemon juice⅔ cup fresh lemon juice and ½ tsp finely grated orange zest½ tsp finely grated orange zest½ tsp finely grated orange zest¾ tsp finely grated orange zest¾ tsp finely grated orange zest¾ tsp finely grated orange zest.
  3. Pour the base into an empty tubpint. It stays well below the max fill line, which leaves room for what you add before spinning. Put the lid on and freeze on a level shelf for 24 hours.
  4. Dig a hole about 4 cm1½ in wide down to the bottom of the frozen tubpint. Pour in 90 ml bourbon90 ml bourbon¼ cup + 2 tbsp bourbon135 ml bourbon140 ml bourbon½ cup + 1 tbsp bourbon, then lock it into the machine and run Frozen Drink.

To serve: Serve in rocks glasses with an orange slice and a dark cherry on a pick.

My notes

Tips

  • For an alcohol-free sour, use the same amount of cold rooibos tea, with ¼ tsp vanilla extract, in place of the bourbon. Rooibos tastes warm and woody and has no caffeine.
  • Any whiskey works. Bourbon is the sweetest and smoothest, rye makes a spicier, drier sour, and a smoky Scotch makes a bold one.
  • A classic sour is often shaken with raw egg white for a foamy top. This one leaves it out, so there is no raw egg. For foam, whisk 3 tbsp aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas) until frothy and spoon it on top.

Why it works

With about 17% sugar, the sweet-sour lemon base freezes hard but not rock solid, so the blade shaves it into fine ice. Keeping the bourbon out until processing protects that freeze, and a little brown sugar adds caramel notes that suit the whiskey.

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