Summertime Strawberry Suggestions

For a nation that is synonymous with grey clouds and prolonged downpours, we haven’t been doing too bad recently have we? Yesterday, temperatures exceeded 35°C in some parts of the country making it the hottest day on record in almost a decade. After a stuttering start to the season, summer is finally here.

Down in SW19 the All England Club tournament (better known to us all as Wimbledon) is underway and that means that strawberries are entering the nation’s spotlight.

A firm favourite – something we can say with a fair level of scientific accuracy – when it comes to flavour, we’ve got a couple of coffee-shop and café friendly recipes to pass on that will allow you to serve up a slice of strawberries and get a piece of the hot weather action.

The majority of these recipes require a shot or two of Sweetbird’s Strawberry syrup. The syrup is made without any High Fructose Corn Syrup, is free from any artificial preservative and colours and is GMO free! Best of all, it’s suitable for both vegetarians and vegans!

And – because the goodness doesn’t stop there! – it is available at a special web-only price of £6.99 per litre bottle. Woof!

So without further ado, here we go with some sizzling summertime strawberry thirst quenchers.

Strawberry Soda

You’ll need

• Sweetbird Strawberry Syrup (One shot)
• Sweetbird Lemon Smoothie (Half a glass’ worth)
• Ice (A few cubes)
• Sparkling water (Enough to half fill a glass)

What to do

1. Add in the water and smoothie mix
2. Pop in your shot of syrup
3. Drop in your ice cubes
4. Serve

Strawberry Granita

You’ll need

• Sweetbird Strawberry Syrup (Four shots)
• Crushed Ice (Enough to fill up a cup)
• Chilled water (Enough to fill in the gaps)

What to do

1. Fill your glass up with the crushed ice
2. Pour in the water until just about full
3. Add the strawberry shots
4. Give it all a good stir and serve

Strawberry and Vanilla Milkshake

You’ll need

• Sweetbird Strawberry Syrup (Three pumps)
• Zuma’s Vanilla Bean Frappe Mix (Half a scoop)
• Milk (So you can half fill a glass)
• Ice (A fair amount)
• Professional style blender

Method

1. Half fill a glass with ice
2. Add in the syrup and then top up with cold milk
3. Pour the glass’ contents into the blender
4. Add the frappe powder
5. Blend until smooth, then pour back into your serving glass
6. Serve

Last updated by Damien Wilde on Thursday the 2nd July 2015