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Healthy Homemade Popsicle Recipes You Don’t Have to Wait Until Summer to Enjoy!

by Cascade Ice on January 21, 2020

Popsicles often bring to mind the thought of splashing in a pool and basking in summer sunlight. But popsicles are a refreshing treat you can enjoy all year round, especially when they don’t compromise your health and fitness goals!

Instead of buying store-bought popsicles that are often laden with extra sugar and additives, you can easily make them from the comfort of your own home with the right ingredients. Stop by your local grocery store to purchase popsicle molds (or a quick visit to Amazon.com), and check out the recipes below for ideas on how to make your homemade popsicles both healthy and delectably delicious!

Berry Lemon Dazzle

1 cup of Cascade Ice Sparkling Water in Raspberry Lemonade

½ cup of fresh raspberries

2 tbsp of lemon flavored greek yogurt

Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly, fill popsicle molds. Freeze for 3 hours, and enjoy!

 

Coco Loco Pop

1 cup of Cascade Ice Sparkling Water in Coconut

½ cup of chopped pineapple (canned or fresh)

2 tbsp of coconut flavored greek yogurt

Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly, fill popsicle molds. Freeze for 3 hours, and enjoy!

 

Have you ever made homemade popsicles? Which recipe will you try? Tell us in the comments below, and share a photo! Remember to “like” and “follow” us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram


Try This New Recipe for a Light, Festive Holiday Cocktail

by Cascade Ice on November 21, 2019

Looking for something new to make for your Thanksgiving dinner guests that isn’t the “same old, same old?” We have the perfect cocktail for you – something that is festive, but still low in calories and sugar. After you try it, you’ll want to enjoy it all season long!

Sparkling Vodka Cranberry Quencher

1 shot vodka

2 shots (3 oz.) cranberry juice

Splash of lime juice

Fresh lime slices

Cascade Ice Sparkling Water in Cranberry Pomegranate

Fresh or sugared cranberries

Ice

In a large shaker with ice, combine vodka, cranberry juice and lime juice and shake. Pour over more ice, and top with Cascade Ice Sparkling Water in Cranberry Pomegranate. Add desired amount of cranberries or fresh mint sprigs to the top of glass, and garnish with a fresh lime slice. Enjoy with or without the vodka!

What is your favorite holiday cocktail or mocktail?  Tell us in the comments below, or share a photo of your own concoction! Remember to “like” and “follow” us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram


Liven up any Party with Cascade Ice Wild Berry Sparkling Punch

by Cascade Ice on October 23, 2019

Are you hosting an upcoming event that needs a little “punch” of something extra without derailing your health goals? Party beverages are often loaded with extra calories and sugar, and can leave you wanting something better. That’s why we’ve come up with a bubbly party punch that will be sure to please any crowd! Check out the recipe here:

Cascade Ice Wild Berry Sparkling Punch

In a large punch bowl or pitcher combine:

½ cup sliced strawberries

½ cup raspberries

½ cup of blackberries

3 17.2 oz bottles of Cascade Ice Wild Berry 

2 cups of cranberry juice

4 cups of ice

Optional: 

3 cups of champagne 

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Need a Little Spice in your Life? Try our Pink Grapefruit Jalapeno Fizz!

by Cascade Ice on September 25, 2019

Do you love everything grapefruit, but you need a little something “extra” with a kick of spicy flavor? Look no further than our recipe for a Cascade Ice Pink Grapefruit Jalapeno Fizz! You can make this easy cocktail with or without alcohol, and the taste is insanely delicious. And what better way to enjoy a low-calorie, sugar-free drink than outside in the sunshine with a garnish of fresh lime, jalapeno slices, and a fun straw?

Cheers to refreshing hydration with some pizazz!

Pink Grapefruit Jalapeno Fizz Recipe

2 lime wedges

1 jalapeno, sliced ¼ inch 

3 oz fresh grapefruit juice, strained

1 oz tequila (optional)

3 oz Cascade Ice Pink Grapefruit 

Muddle 1 jalapeno slice in cocktail glass of choice, and add juice, Cascade Ice and tequila to glass with ice. Squeeze the juice from 1 lime wedge and stir. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge and jalapeno slice. Enjoy!

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