Once upon a time in the Summer of 2010, a joyous gathering of assorted performers and costumed companions inspired the name of a concoction now known as "Hippie Juice" when a recycled container filled with pink lemonade perfection was shared and enthusiastically enjoyed a surprise dance party on an island during a sunshower. There were hula hoops, streamers, and instruments of musical merriment at our annual gathering celebrating life, costumes, and colorful creativity. We paraded and danced until the sun set and it was a beautiful time to be alive in New York City.
There was quite a bit of watermelon vodka and pink lemonade mix from the vodka lemonades, a tiny bit of Malibu left from the bay breezes, and an equally tiny bit of triple sec. I decided to measure these out and funnel them into a recycled orange juice bottle by smell, adding some of the pink lemonade mix and filling the remaining space with water until it reached the top. I added a few slices of strawberry for good measure that had been left over from the birthday cake I made the day before. The result was surprisingly good and incredibly sweet.
The recipe I came up with was simple:
Ingredients:
- Water
- Country Time Pink Lemonade Mix
- Fresh Strawberries
- Smirnoff Watermelon Vodka
- Triple Sec
- Malibu Coconut Rum
Supplies:
- Simply Brand (Apple, Orange, Etc.) Juice Container (59 oz carafe) or equivalent
- Measuring Cup
- Funnel
- Knife
- Cutting Board
Easy Prep:
Carefully wash out your Simply brand Juice Container. Then use the funnel to neatly pour 4 scoops of Country Time Pink Lemonade into the container. Next, measure out 1 cup of Smirnoff brand Watermelon Vodka, 1/3 cup Triple Sec, and 1/3 cup Malibu Coconut Rum into a measuring cup and use the funnel to add your mixture. Using cold water, fill the rest of the container up to the base of the neck. Rinse 4 strawberries and cut straight across with a knife to remove the stem. Then place the strawberries upside down on the cutting board and slice evenly into 4 pieces using two motions forming a cross. Drop the strawberries in, add water to the top, cap and shake gently to mix. Refrigerate and voila! Hippie Juice!
Serves 4-8 depending on cup size.
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Friends loved this drink so much that they asked me to convert it into a jello shot recipe... and the rest is history.
RECIPE COPYRIGHT © PEACE LOVE GUACAMOLE 2010-2018.
Excellent recipe - though I think you should know that your drink has gotten a new name. I won't spoil the surprise...read the comments: http://pinterest.com/pin/273101164873386181/
ReplyDeleteROFL. This has been up for years and not a single person has commented about or noticed the car. Wow... and when I took it, I wasn't even going anywhere. Thanks for the link! I'm glad to see that people are trying it/like it!
DeleteHehe, I see this pop up in my friends pins occasionally. Love the new edited picture :) There is also a group that animates internet flame wars into a sock puppet video, and they did this pinterest thread about the car.
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I'm dying laughing at the "O.N.V." everytime I read it.
DeleteHahaha, me, too!
DeleteThe vagina comment made me laugh so hard. People are ridiculous. Can not wait to make this drink!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it! It makes AMAZING jello shots as well! I will update that recipe sometime soon :) I still have pictures from NYE somewhere...
DeleteSo going to make it, if I drink it by my pond in front of the koi, does that make me a bad influence?
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of scoop are you using for the lemonade? And if we don't have one of those bottles to mix it in, can you give an aprox. measurment for the water?
ReplyDeleteThe bottle is 1.75 L so that should give you a good approximation. I just used a "scoop" as a line on the measuring lid (so went to "2" twice) which is double what is recommended for that amount of water, but I was guessing too as it just said scoop. It tasted like watermelon jolly ranchers when I made it so I think I'll stick with it.
DeleteThe Country Time Lemonade that I purchased came with a scoop inside it. The smaller container that I found used the lid as a measuring cup. I start with the recommended measurements on the container of Country Time and add more to my personal taste. I hope that helps.
DeleteThis sounds similar to a drink we make. We call it Jungle Juice. Orange juice, hawaiian punch, sprite, everclear, triple sec, smirnoff vodka, boones farm and i believe that is all. Its really good but you get a good buzz quick. We've used it many times for parties. We had it at my bachelorette party.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone tried it with with the regular yellow country time lemonade?? I'm making it this weekend and already have all of the ingredients except the pink lemonade....thoughts??
ReplyDeleteI always found the Pink to be sweeter which is why I chose it. The yellow always tastes more dry to me.
DeleteHave you tried it with Crystal Light?
ReplyDeleteI have actually never even tried Crystal Light. If you do, let me know how it comes out?
DeleteWe've made your Hippie Juice several times and always use Crystal Light pink lemonade. It's awesome!
DeleteOoo this looks and sounds yummy! I will have to try it out this weekend before making it for future pool parties + BBQ's. --- Your blog is awesome, btw.
ReplyDeleteBecky @ BallisticGypsy
I hope you enjoy it! I always get recruited to make it and have a collection of bottles that I use as vases to show for it. Thank you for the compliment, your blog is really lovely and has a great feel to it and your style. I'm following you now so I look forward to catching up on your posts! :)
DeleteSo I bought the Simply Raspberry Lemonade...do you think I could use that in place of the pink lemonade!? If so, would I drink/pour out the amount that's equal to the amount of liquor that will be used!? I can't wait to make this for my birthday celebration this weekend!! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI would pour the lemonade into another container, add the liquor into the empty bottle, and then pour the lemonade back in slowly... that way you can taste test it as you go in case it's too strong or not strong enough... but that's just me. Let me know how that works :)
Deleteso i made this tonight. one with water and one with gatorade. everyone at the party loved both kinds but the gatorade version went much quicker. people seemed to enjoy it more. i love this recipe and will make it again soon. trying the jello shots in a few weeks for my graduation. THANKS!
ReplyDeleteI like the gatorade version, too. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Go easy on the jello shots when you make them, they really sneak up on you! Congrats on graduating and hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!
DeleteGoing to a beach condo with friends for memorial day and was stressing about how much and what kind of liquor to use - stumbled across someone who 'pinned' this to pinterest and am so bringing a few bottles of this instead!!! thank you so much for the inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteThree batches should last two people the weekend if consumed in moderation. Using waterbottles to store it helps you ration it without the alcohol hitting you too hard. I hope you enjoy the recipe and your holiday weekend!
DeleteHI.....I'm a new follower!
ReplyDeleteThis Hippie Juice recipe sounds GREAT! I can't wait to make it!
We are having a big Memorial weekend party. This will be Perfect!!!
Hi, Amy! Happy to have you aboard! I also believe that I'll be whipping up a batch of Hippie Juice for Memorial Day... it's about time to kick off the summer on the right note! I hope you and yours enjoy the recipe and have a wonderful weekend! :)
DeleteI found this recipe on Pinterest. My pin did not have the comments from the original pin. However, after reading the hilarious comments, I had to repin the original one, too! Made my day! I am going to SoCal in a few weeks for a beach excursion with a good friend. We are hitting 5 different beaches in 5 days, from Huntington Beach on up to Solvang. This drink will definitely be a third passenger. Thanks for sharing! (No, we will not be drinking and driving either!)
ReplyDeleteBook Club! Can't wait to try it! Thx!
ReplyDeleteLet me know how it goes over!
DeleteMaking this for a tubing trip down the Salt River this weekend, it looks amazing! I'm also going to try it with the simply raspberry lemonade and see how it turns out. Might throw some Gatorade mix in there for good measure. Hot AZ sun + vodka is just asking for it.
ReplyDeleteHow did it work out with the Simply Raspberry Lemonade? I saw it in the store the other day and almost picked it up to make a batch, but didn't get the chance to. It's been a consideration for a while now.
DeleteHas Anyone ever made this with a different flavored Smirnoff?
ReplyDeleteI am not a watermelon fan; Do you think strawberry vodka or three olive pomegranate would be good?
ReplyDeleteProbably the Strawberry or some type of Melon flavor would work... it really depends on your taste, so make it how you like it! :)
DeleteI put in 2 cups of guava nectar before filling the rest with water and it is SO INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS
ReplyDeleteI made this with Strawberry vodka (not a fan of watermelon flavor) and it was amazing. Huge hit. I had to guess at the amount of lemonaid mix as my Countrytime did not come with a scoop but it all worked out. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great beach drink! So gonna make this and our traditional Sangria punch when we go. Just reading the comments from your original pin... I don't think I'll tell my folks about that. LOL!! Too funny! :)
ReplyDeleteCould this be made with ice and a blender to make it more of a smoothie consistency?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you could do that... or you can add more strawberries to thicken it. I'd also suggest adding the alcoholic ingredients to a container of Rita's Ice (they have a lemonade flavor) and stirring. You can drink that with a straw :)
DeleteI found this recipe on pinterest and am dying to make it. It sounds very yummy. I just love your blog and am happy to be your newest follower. When you have a chance come by and check out my blog www.questfordelish.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI just clicked on your blog, and Andrea, you had me at FOOD. Looking forward to stopping by and checking out more! Oh, and if you live in NYC and you like to eat, you might just enjoy some of my upcoming posts :) Let me know how it goes when you try the Hippie Juice recipe and have a wonderful day!
DeleteJust made some of this to take to a "byob' pure romance party and HOLY CRAP it's yummy!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked it!!! Let me know if you end up trying the jello shots, too! :)
DeleteThanks for coming by my blog and I am looking forward to your upcoming posts. I just bought the vodka and rum and triple sec. I am planning to make this on vacation and will not be using the simply lemonade jug so can you tell me how much pink lemonade to add to the other ingredients? I am planning to make it in a pitcher using pink lemonade already made. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA full container is 1.75 liters (or 59 ounces)... which is about 7.375 cups... so if you subtract the 1 2/3 cups of alcohol... and the strawberries... it looks like approximately 5 1/2 cups of water. Play around with it so it suits your taste, though.
DeleteYou do realize that when you add Gatorade to any alcohol it makes you get drunk faster and it's more dangerous because it goes to your blood stream faster. Gatorade is made to do that so that you stay hydrated. Not a good idea to mix it with alcohol!
ReplyDeleteI knew that about sugar, but apparently not about Gatorade. It explains a lot, though. A little went a long way that summer. Which reminds me of the fun fact I read a while ago about Diet Soda causing your BAC to rise faster than normal Soda in mix drinks. Thank you for the information.
DeleteGoing to my 35th high school reunion this weekend and will definitely be giving this a try, but using the Crystal Light someone else mentioned... gotta save calories where I can after all! Had something similar to this, but with Patron instead of rum, and this sounds much more to my liking! Thankful for Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteSo I didn't get your message until after I went on my vacation and I figured it out. I just have to say it is super delish and I just posted on my blog because I think my readers would also love it. Thanks for sharing and come by and check it out.
ReplyDeleteYummy. Cant wait to try friday after work
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think of it! I hope you enjoy! :)
DeleteI am making this for the weekend, for my cousins birthday, we will be at the beach all weekend. I can't wait to try it. I really like the new name found on pinterest lol.... I will send a picture after the weekend!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing what you think and seeing your picture! The new name made me laugh, too... in or out of context. :)
Deletemaking this for my bestie's bday party this weekend. the new pinterest name is hilarious...i can't wait to tell all the girls the name, if i'm lucky i may get a spit take or two.. kind of a waste of good drink, but it will be funny.
ReplyDeleteMade a modified version of this for a camping trip! Loooved it! Here's what I did:
ReplyDeleteInstead of using the pink lemonade mix I bought a jug of Simply Lemonade with Raspberry. I then poured out 2/3 of a cup of the lemonade and added 1/3 cup Malibu and 1/3 cup triple sec. Once we arrived and had ll the tents set up I started pouring the drink. I put one shot of vodka in a solo cup and topped it off with the Lemonade mixture. It was so go! Pretty strong but perfect for the weekend away!
I'll be doing it again in a few week for our next trip! Officially a traveling staple.
I so want to try this! How do you think the Malibu Mango rum would be good instead of coconut? I love both but I have been obsessed with the strawberry mango combo lately!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that will be delicious in its own way. Mango and Strawberry mixed with the Watermelon in the vodka and the Orange of the Triple Sec... Yum. I bet it'd be an amazing frozen drink, too. If you try it, let me know how it comes out! :)
DeleteThank you for this recipe! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. Sometimes I use strawberry lemonade and it's fantastic. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like it! :)
DeleteMy sister and I are going to try this at the beach this year when we go! Can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
DeleteI so want to make this, but I don't have the Pink Lemonade. If you use the Gatorade instead how does the substitution work? How much Gatorade do you put in?? :)
ReplyDeleteOh, it was only a SPLASH of Gatorade for flavor. I WOULD NOT USE it as a full substitution by any means. If you don't have pink lemonade, you can either use kool-aid or fruit juice or even make your own lemonade with sugar, lemon juice, and water... pretty simple... and if you want to make it fancy, add strawberries.
DeleteAre you using the 59 oz carafe?
ReplyDeleteyes :)
DeleteI wonder if this would be good as a frozen drink? Just got a Margaritaville machine and want to test it.
ReplyDeleteHi
ReplyDeleteI hope you receive this message. I would love to serve the Hippie Juice for a party with 12 women. I plan on using Crystal Light Raspberry Lemonade. Would I need to make two batches to serve at least 2 to 3 glasses per person. The glass size is 10 oz.
Each batch fills a 59 oz carafe so that would be between 5 and 6 glasses per batch. The recipe is extremely boozy and I usually share one batch with three people and get significantly tipsy. Just remember that the more sugar is in the mix the quicker the alcohol hits your bloodstream. But yes, you would need to make more than one batch to share with 12 women. I hope that's a good gauge for you. Enjoy!
DeleteThis is awesome! I am sooo going to have to try it! Thanks for sharing it here!
ReplyDeleteI just made it and mine had a weird after taste. The only thing I did different was I didn't use Smirnoff Watermelon Vodka. I used another brand Watermelon vodka. It was cheaper. Could that be it? I also find it odd that I don't taste the coconut rum at all. Usually that's a pretty unique flavor that you can taste in any drink. Should I be tasting the rum?
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DeleteSo I made waaaay to much of this. Do you think I could freeze for a week or two?
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ReplyDeleteMy friend and I made this.. But, we used a different type of pink lemonade mix (We're not fond of Country Time's "chemical" after-taste), and we omitted the water...lol! Since we omitted the water, we did the Pink Lemonade "to taste".. First time, it tasted good but seemed lacking.. So I added a bit more of the Pink Lemonade (here comes some science...lol), and after that the coconut flavor of the Malibu "exploded", it really amped up the taste. After a few sips (sans water of course), we were like "Now, we know why it's called Hippie Juice!"...lol! Great stuff! Sans water is great for shots. :) But, remember to use far less pink lemonade mix.. We used Wyler's Light, the one that makes 6 2quart pitchers. We didn't need a whole package of it. But, I don't eat or drink many sweet things, so even a whole sachet in 2 quarts of water is too strong for me.. So, if people try it the way we did it, do it to taste like we did. :) Next, we're going to other flavors like Raspberry Lemonade, Peach, and Mango.
ReplyDeleteI have made this Hippie Juice for many family get togethers. It is now a MUST HAVE when we take our annual River Float trip!!!! Thanks so much SKA Jenny!!
ReplyDeleteNice post! I am hoping the same best effort from you in the future as well. In fact your creative writing skills has inspired me. nutrition drinks
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ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful recipe for children as well. I will try it with using pure pomegranate juice.
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