Orange Cooler Recipes

GREEN TEA AND ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• Add 4 cups water to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 7 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in the agave nectar. Let the tea cool before adding it to a large pitcher along with 2 cups ice and 2 more cups water. Add the orange slices before serving.

ORANGE-VODKA HERBAL COOLER

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat, and stir in the basil, mint, tarragon and orange peel. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
• Strain the syrup into a pitcher, discarding the solids.
• Fill six tall glasses with crushed ice. Add a few tablespoons of the syrup to each, then stir in 2 tablespoons of the orange juice and a shot of vodka. Top off with club soda, and garnish with an orange twist and a mint sprig. Serve the remaining syrup to sweeten as desired; leftover syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

MANGO ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• Peel the mangoes and cut as much of the flesh off as you can.
• Add orange juice and ice and puree in food processor or blender until smooth.
• Add lime juice to taste.
• Pour into a pitcher over the ice cubes and let the foam settle a few moments, then thin with the sparkling water.
• Serve with a sprig of mint and/or a lime wedge. Enjoy!

ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• In a stainless steel or enameled saucepan, combine orange rind, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes. Let the syrup cool and strain into a large bowl. Stir in bourbon, orange juice and lemon juice. Chill until cold. Transfer to a punch bowl set in a hollowed-out block of ice. Stir in champagne. Garnish the punch with cherries and orange slices.

ORANGE-CREAMSICLE COOLER

Steps:

• In blender, in batches if necessary, process orange sherbet, orange juice and sugar until smooth.
• Divide among tall glasses.
• Top each with 1 scoop vanilla ice cream; garnish with orange slices, if desired.

ORANGE BOSTON COOLER

Steps:

• Make ginger ale: Place ginger syrup in a large pitcher; stir in seltzer. Place 1 scoop vanilla ice cream in the bottom of each of four glasses. Top each with 2 scoops orange sherbet; pour ginger ale to fill glasses. Serve immediately

ORANGE COOLER

Steps:

• In a half-gallon pitcher, combine orange juice concentrate, lemon juice and sugar. Stir in enough water to make 1/2 gallon.