# Limber de Cherry (Puerto Rican Cherry Ices)

A delicious Puerto Rican treat made with Kool-Aid, sugar, and maraschino cherries, frozen into icees.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 Kool-Aid packets
- 4 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- maraschino cherries

## Instructions

1. Add two Kool-Aid packets to a bowl.
2. Add four cups of water to the Kool-Aid.
3. Slowly pour in about one cup of sugar while stirring and tasting to adjust sweetness.
4. Add the juice from the maraschino cherries to the mixture.
5. Take a little less than half a jar of maraschino cherries and blend them into the mixture.
6. Chop the remaining maraschino cherries.
7. Taste the mixture for sweetness and add more sugar if desired.
8. Pour the mixture into individual cups.
9. Drop some of the chopped cherries into each cup.
10. Place the cups in the freezer until frozen, preferably overnight.
11. To serve, run the frozen limber cup under warm water (not too hot) to loosen it.
12. Squeeze the cup and flip it upside down to pop out the limber.

## Equipment

- cups with lids
- blender

## Tips

- Taste the mixture as you go to ensure it's sweet enough, as freezing reduces perceived sweetness.
- Run the frozen limber under warm water briefly to help it pop out of the cup.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gdQysd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/99796ec1-f7b5-4bef-ba54-735eee12b5e0
- Extracted: 2026-04-06

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