Make a Slurpee (no special equipment required)

flavoring syrup

🥗Healthier: natural fruit puree

💰Cheaper: generic syrup

Natural fruit puree offers a healthier option with real fruit benefits.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: high fructose corn syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

Introduce the concept of making a DIY Slurpee without special equipment.

Explain the history and background of Slurpees and their popularity.

Discuss the importance of sugar in achieving the right sweetness and texture for the Slurpee.

Measure the Brix level of Coca-Cola using a refractometer to determine the sugar concentration.

Calculate the amount of extra sugar needed: 8 grams of sugar for every 100 grams of soda.

Decant about 20% of the soda into another bottle with the sugar and shake it up to dissolve the sugar.

Let the mixture settle, then carefully pour it back into the original soda bottle.

Add yucca extract and quillaia extract to help create foam in the Slurpee.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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