Summer collection:
Cool drinks for warm days

By ANNIE BELL FOR MAILONLINE

drink

White peach bellinis

Makes 6

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 white peaches, quartered and stoned
  • 20g caster sugar
  • 1 bottle pink champagne, chilled
METHOD
  1. Cook the peaches and sugar very gently
    in a small, covered pan for 5-10 minutes
    until soft.
  2. Press the cooked peaches through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding any solids,
    leave to cool, then chill well.
  3. Spoon about 2 tbsp of peach purée
    into champagne flutes and top up with pink champagne.


drink

Coffee frappé floats

Makes 2

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 heaped tbsp caster sugar
  • 150ml hot strong black coffee
  • 50ml whipping cream
  • 100ml milk
  • 2 handfuls ice cubes
  • 2 scoops coffee or mocha ice cream
  • mini chocolate curls or shavings
METHOD
  1. Add the sugar to the coffee and stir to dissolve, then leave to cool and chill for a couple of hours.
  2. Whisk the cream to soft peaks. Liquidise the coffee, whipped cream and milk with a couple of handfuls of ice cubes.
  3. Divide between two tall glasses, drop a scoop of ice cream into each and scatter over some mini chocolate curls.

 

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