![Root Beer Bourbon Slushies with Kirsch Cream](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-feat.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Inspired by the corner store treat of my youth, these grown-up slushies feature root beer, bitters, and bourbon blended with ice and served in a frosty glass. The drinks are topped with a snowcap of kirsch-spiked whipped cream and a bourbon-soaked cherry. These beauties exude style and nostalgia and boy, do they go down smoothly! So smooth you might find yourself with a case of brain freeze.
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ingredients
directions
This recipe requires 8 hours freezing time.
![Root beer slushie ingredients](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-ingredients.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Pour root beer into an ice cube tray and freeze overnight.
The next day, pour cream, powdered sugar and kirsch into a bowl. Using a hand mixer, whisk the cream until soft peaks form. Chill until ready to use.
![Cream, powdered sugar and kirsch being whipped in a bowl](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-1.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Place the frozen root beer in a blender. Add the ice and the bitters and crush until fine.
![Root beer slushie being blended in a blender](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-2.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Pour in the bourbon and blend until smooth.
![Bourbon being poured into a blender](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-3.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Pour the slushie into two chilled glasses and top with a couple of dollops of the kirsch cream.
![Root beer slushie being topped with kirsch cream](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-5.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)
Garnish with the bourbon-soaked cherries and serve immediately.
![Root Beer Bourbon Slushies with Kirsch Cream](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/rootbeer-slushie-6.jpg?w=3840&quality=75)