Neslihan Koçak
ISTANBUL: We have just passed the longest day of the year, so quite long days may be getting fewer as we press on but there are still plenty to get through, and what better way to help you on hot, sunny summer days than refreshing drinks and desserts
Summer, the season of sun and warmth, seems to bring happiness as well. Not everyone can get the sea, sand and sun trilogy, can’t take vacations and rest to their heart’s content, but here’s a list of fresh summer desserts and drinks for you that will make you feel like you are on a great summer holiday.
Here are ice-cold, refreshing recipes that you can prepare with ingredients that are mostly available at home.
Semolina pudding with lemon sauce
For base
- 1.5 packets of sweet oat biscuits
- 2 tablespoons of melted butter
For pudding
- 1-liter milk
- 7 tablespoons of semolina
- 10 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 zest of lemon
For lemon sauce
- 1 glass of water
- 1 glass of lemon juice
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 zests of lemon
- 3 teaspoons of starch
Instructions
First, pass the biscuits through the rondo and mix them with butter and press them into a bowl to form a base.
Mix all the ingredients for the pudding and cook it until it thickens after boiling. Pour the cooked pudding on the base and leave it to cool.
For the sauce, mix all the ingredients and pour it over the pudding when it boils and thickens.
Refrigerate until completely cooled and serve with garnish.
Our ice-cold dessert with the taste of lemon cheesecake is ready!
Apple drink with menthol
Ingredients
- 1 glass of apple juice
- 1 bottle of mineral water
- 1 peel of lemon
- 1 tablespoon of sugar
- 4 menthol candies
- Mint leaves
- Ice
Instructions
Crush the lemon peel pieces, menthol candies, mint and sugar together until the flavors mix, put them in a mixing bowl and pour the apple juice over it and mix.
Put plenty of ice in the glasses and filter it and add the apple juice, add the mineral water at the end and serve with a mint leaf on top.
Watermelon, strawberry beverage
Instructions
- Half a watermelon
- 1 cup of strawberries
- 1 juice of a lemon
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 bottle of mineral water
- Mint leaves
- Ice
Instructions
Filter the watermelon, mint leaves, lemon juice, honey and strawberry after putting them through a blender, add ice and mineral water and mix, and that’s all. If you wish, you can clean the inside of the watermelon rind completely and use it as a serving bowl.
And your ice cold drink is ready.
Yogurt with oat, fruit
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons of filtered yogurt
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 1 zest of lemon
- 1 bowl of mixed red fruit
- 1 bowl of oats
- 1 bowl of nut mix, almond, hazelnut or walnut
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Lightly fry the oats, cinnamon and nuts in a pan over medium heat.
Mix the filtered yogurt, honey and lemon peels, first crush the fruits into the bowls or glasses you will serve, add the yogurt on top and add the granola you have prepared on top, that’s all! It has a great flavor.
Pineapple ice tea
Ingredients
- 2 liters of water
- 1/4 freshly chopped pineapples
- 4 tea bags
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 juice of a lemon
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- Mint leaves to decorate
Instructions
Boil one liter of water and brew the tea bags. Boil all the remaining ingredients in one liter of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Filter it all into a pitcher and chill in the refrigerator, garnish with mint leaves and pineapple chunks when serving.
You can also adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.
Strawberry smoothie
Ingredients
- 400 milliliters of almond milk
- 1 cup of strawberries
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 scoops of red fruit ice cream
- 5 or 6 pieces of ice
Instructions
Blend all the ingredients in the blender and distribute them into the glasses, and you can decorate them with strawberry slices.
Sugar-free crumble
Ingredients
For dough
- 100 grams of oatmeal
- 250 grams of flour
- 200 grams of cold butter
- 1 cup of crushed almonds
For fruity part
- Half a kilo of peaches, chopped
- 3 tablespoons of honey
Instructions
Mix the fruit and honey and put them in a baking dish. Mix the dough ingredients in the food processor until granular – we are preparing a crumb dough mixture for the crumble, if you mix for a long time, you will get a whole dough, so mixing it for a short time will be enough – and randomly place the pieces on the fruits. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) for 25 to 30 minutes until it becomes golden brown. While serving, you can serve it with a scoop of ice cream, either warm or cold.
Cold coffee with ice cream
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of granulated coffee
- 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream
- 2 glasses of cold milk
- Half a tea glass of hot water
- 2 tablespoons of honey or sugar
- 3 or 4 pieces of ice
Instructions
First, mix the coffee and sugar in hot water until it dissolves. Blend it with all the other ingredients and pour it into glasses, you can decorate it with chocolate chips or cream if you prefer.
Courtesy: Dailysabah
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