Frozen lemonade ice cubes chill your iced tea and slowly melt to create this delicious summer beverage. The Slow Melt Arnold Palmer is a fabulous way to cool off on a hot summer day.
We are an Arnold Palmer lovin’ household. No, not the golfer. I’m sure he’s nice and all but I’m referring to the beverage.
In case you have not yet been enlightened, the Arnold Palmer is half iced tea and half lemonade and I believe it just may be the perfect combination. The lemonade gives just the right amount of sweetness to the tea while it is typically less sugary and lower in calories than most sweetened teas.
I saw the idea for the Slow Melt Arnold Palmer on Babble Food and knew immediately I had to try it out. Frozen cubes of lemonade melt slowly into the iced tea as you drink it. The idea is so simple but so genius and perfect for so many occasions from bridal or baby showers to Mother’s Day brunch, or a BBQ on a warm summer evening. To pretty things up a bit, I added a fresh raspberry to each lemonade ice cube.
And, here’s how it is done…
Black tea will work best here. I opted to brew my own with these Lipton Iced Tea Bags. Whatever route you go, you’ll need two quarts of brewed black iced tea, about 24 ounces of lemonade and a container of fresh raspberries.
Fill each square of two empty ice cube trays with a fresh raspberry.
Fill the trays to the top with lemonade.
Pop them in the freezer for a few hours till frozen solid. If possible, get this done the day before so they can sit in the freezer overnight.
Place three or four of the lemonade ice cubes in each glass.
Top them off with the iced tea. As you drink, the lemonade ice cubes will slowly melt into the tea.
Or you can just drop all of the ice cubes right into the pitcher and set it on the table to melt away.
I’m so ready for summer…can you tell?
Slow Melt Arnold Palmer
Ingredients
- 1 6 ounce package fresh raspberries
- 24 ounces lemonade or enough to fill two ice cube trays
- 2 quarts brewed black iced tea chilled
Instructions
- Place one raspberry in each square of two ice cube trays. Fill to top with lemonade and place in freezer for several hours or till completely frozen.
- To serve, place 4 or more raspberry/lemonade ice cubes in each glass and then fill glasses to the top with iced tea.
- Adapted from Babble Food
Anita at Hungry Couple says
May 7, 2013 at 5:20 amHA. If you’d asked me what an Arnold Palmer was, apart from the man, I would have guessed a sandwich! 🙂 Great summer drink, though, and I love the fruit in the ice cube trick.
Valerie says
May 8, 2013 at 9:31 amThey are so common place around here that I had to remind myself that some people may have never heard of them! Thanks Anita 🙂
Evelyn @ My Turn for us says
May 7, 2013 at 9:13 amAwesome!!! Just pinned!!
Valerie says
May 8, 2013 at 9:31 amThanks Evelyn 🙂
Marlene @Nosh My Way says
May 8, 2013 at 8:53 amGenius. I love it and I am all over it. ASAP.
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
May 8, 2013 at 9:26 amI only order Arnold Palmer outside, but not anymore. I really like this idea of making ice cube with raspberry and lemonade – – brilliant idea!! I’m going to make this very soon!
Valerie says
May 8, 2013 at 9:32 amThanks Nami. I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
May 8, 2013 at 3:16 pmWow, I love the idea of adding rasp. ice cubes to an Arnold Palmer! Now where’s the vodka? Then it will be truly ready for a Texas summer! Thanks for sharing, Valerie.
Valerie says
May 9, 2013 at 6:48 pmI like the way you think Georgia 🙂
ATasteOfMadness says
May 8, 2013 at 5:45 pmThis is so gorgeous and so simple! I think I love this idea!
Cindy says
May 9, 2013 at 11:46 amI keep a stock of lemonaid and iced tea ice cubes on hand all summer long! When there is just a bit left in the pitchers I fill the tray with it and then keep a ziploc bag of each in the freezer! I add berries whenever I have them on hand just to dress it up! Also — I’ve been told — if you add the vodka that makes it a Jack Daly rather than an Arnold Palmer! hehehehe
Valerie says
May 9, 2013 at 6:49 pmLove the idea of having then on hand in the plastic storage bags. Thanks! And..I’ll take a Jack Daly please 🙂
val says
May 9, 2013 at 5:58 pmWhat a perfect refreshing drink. Love the raspberry in the ice cubes.
mjskit says
May 11, 2013 at 9:37 pmI can see us drinking a lot of this throughout the summer! Love the raspberry ice cubes. Clever! Happy Mother’s Day!
le lenny face says
April 19, 2017 at 12:50 amA great and easy summer drinks. Thank you for sharing!