Ninja Thirsti Shirley Temple

What is your favorite childhood drink? Mine has always been a Shirley Temple.

A Shirley Temple is typically a soft drink made with lemon-lime soda and grenadine. Of course, there’s always the optional maraschino cherries to take up a notch!it

Some of my earliest memories involve this special fruity drink.

My favorite way to make it back in the day was with Sprite and a healthy dose of grenadine. If you didn’t know, grenadine can come alcoholic or non-alcoholic.

When we were around ten years old, my friend and I accidentally used alcoholic grenadine in our homemade Shirley Temples. We thought her parents would freak out.

We thought the drinks tasted funny and immediately confessed to her mom that we had put alcohol in them. Obviously, we were a pair of goody-two-shoes. We thought she would be upset, but she only laughed and thought the mix-up was hilarious.

When I used to occasionally get to go to a fancy restaurant with my parents in downtown Nashville, I would usually be allowed to order a Shirley Temple. This restaurant was my favorite, because their overly-attentive waiters would usually refill a drink if the glass was even half empty.

My younger self loved this, as I inadvertently would usually get two or three drinks in one night because they just kept bringing them without me having to ask. While my parents didn’t appreciate this, I loved it!

Alex and I were brainstorming fun drinks we could make in our Ninja Thirsti, and we decided this fruity classic had to be the first.

This easy Ninja Thirsti recipe only took three ingredients and a few minutes to make! It’s safe to say I won’t need to be ordering Shirley Temples out at restaurants anymore now that I can make my own!

Ninja Thirsti Shirley Temple

Recipe by oneclinktwodrinks

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

5

minutes

Cooking time

3

minutes

Shirley Temples are classic drinks combining the flavors of lemon-lime and cherry. This recipe uses the Ninja Thirsti to create the perfect Shirley Temple to take you back to your childhood days!

Ingredients

• Ninja Thirsti Lemon Lime Drops

• 1 Tbsp Grenadine

• Maraschino Cherries (Optional)

Directions

• Ensure the Ninja Thirsti water reservoir has at least 6oz of cold water.
• Place a handful of ice cubes in your desired drink glass.
  
  Note: this recipe makes a 6oz Shirley Temple.
• Pour 1 tbsp grenadine over the ice.
• Place the glass in the 6oz fold-down drink holder of the Ninja Thirsti.
• Insert the Lemon-Lime Thirsti drops into the machine.
• Select the settings:
  
  Sparkling x 2
  Lemon-Lime Drops x 2
  6oz Drink
• Time for the magic! Press the Start button.
• Once the drink has fully dispensed and the Thirsti makes the “Done” sound, remove the drink from the machine.
• Stir the drink to ensure all ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
• (Optional) Add a few maraschino cherries into the Shirley Temple for some extra fun and flavor!
• Now your Shirley Temple is ready to enjoy!

Notes

• Note: 1 serving = 6oz

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