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Sharks In The Water

7/12/2015

Last Tuesday my husbands grandparents wanted to meet for dinner, so we went to there favorite spot, Friendly's. Not going to lie, ever since last year when Friendly's re-did there menu & got rid of my Asian Chicken Salad I just absolutely loved, I haven't really been a fan of the place, so I really wasn't looking forward to dinner lol.

But my opinion totally changed the second I read the kids menu looking for a meal for my daughter and saw,

Sharks In The Water!

This had to be the coolest drink I had ever seen on a kids menu and I totally had to order it, FOR MYSELF lol. Best decision I ever had too because it was beyond delicious!

I went home that night searching the interwebs for a copycat recipe, only to find out that Friendly's uses a Blue Raspberry Sprite, which does't really exist :-/ The restaurant has one of those fancy Coke machines where you can pour syrup into soda & that's how they get Blue Raspberry :-/

I did however find out that Blue Mountain Dew exist so this weekend I went and bought supplies to make Sharks In The Water using blue dew, which is a fantastic alternative & I will so be making these again for pool parties, but the blue raspberry sprite at Friendly's is definitely better.

Just wish I would of discovered these afew days sooner because these would of made the most epic Shark week drinks!

Hope you enjoy :):)

Step 3 will make the drink turn purple, but Friendly's does give you a shot of grenadine next to your blue drink to pour in when you're ready to drink, and it totally makes the drink! Do not skip this step if you want the tastiest drink ever ;-)

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adriana martin link

7/12/2015 08:54:37 pm

What a cool drink, love the color and the creativity specially now that sharks are so popular =)

robin masshole mommy

7/12/2015 10:53:57 pm

What a cute idea! My kids would LOVE these. My little man loves Shirley Temple's,so I already know he loves grenadine!

Marie link

7/13/2015 01:18:51 am

This looks like such a cool drink. I have been wanting to go to Friendly's sometime soon, I will have to look for this.

Christy Maurer link

7/13/2015 01:22:28 am

All of the Friendly's restaurants around me closed :( My kids used to love those fun drinks when we would go. This looks so fun and yummy!

Jane Gordon link

7/13/2015 03:15:40 am

Add some vodka to this sounds like a great idea! :)

Emily link

7/13/2015 04:23:25 am

This looks like such a fun treat! The kids would love this! Thanks for sharing! I'm always looking for fun ideas for the family!

Dayne link

7/13/2015 04:57:22 am

Happy Hour is calling my name now. Sighhhh....

Erinn Sluka

7/13/2015 06:04:50 am

My son would love a drink like this. So fun

Kristi link

7/13/2015 07:13:10 am

Fun idea! I never thought I was a "shark week" person but I started getting into one of the shows the other day! lol This would be fun for a ocean themed bday party too!

Terri Beavers link

7/13/2015 07:20:02 am

These would be so much fun to make for the kids and for pool parties. I've never seen any blue dew around here but I'm going to find out if there is any.

Amanda link

7/13/2015 09:40:10 am

Sounds like a fun and festive drink that my family would like, especially since we are obsessed with all shark and sea creatures. Let's just say that every week is shark week in our house!

Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle link

7/13/2015 09:52:24 am

Well, this is just about the cutest cocktail I've ever seen. I love it!

Carmen Perez (listen2mama) link

7/13/2015 10:02:10 am

Wow, I have not been to Friendly's since I was a kid, when I lived in NJ! I don't think we have any down here in South Florida. This drink is adorable!

Megan Elford link

7/13/2015 12:31:26 pm

What a fun drink! My kids would love it. It would be perfect for a beach-themed party too!

Heather link

7/13/2015 12:47:04 pm

What a fun looking drink! Gummies have more than one use, and then when you are done with the drink you can just eat it!

Donna link

7/13/2015 01:44:53 pm

This is a perfect drink for Shark week....oh wait, that was last week. Well I will make one to toast the Sharks anyway :)

Liz Mays link

7/13/2015 02:09:06 pm

That is such a cute poolside drink! I love it. I totally agree about the grenadine as well.

lisa link

7/13/2015 02:20:45 pm

This looks like such a fun drink! I love the sharks coming out of the glass. Perfect drink for shark week!

Dana link

7/13/2015 03:01:51 pm

Great drink idea for a pool party or shark week, like you said!

Melanie Pickett link

7/13/2015 03:14:20 pm

You gave me a great idea. We're attending a Sharknado 3 party this month and I simply MUST find these shark gummies for this! I could put them in blue jello or some sort of fun treat to share.

Mistee Dawn link

7/13/2015 04:24:27 pm

Oh wow! This looks so awesome! I bet these taste delicious! And they are so super cool looking.

Jessica Harlow link

7/13/2015 04:41:31 pm

These are totally perfect for Shark Week fun! My husband has an irrational fear of sharks and these would be hilarious to serve up!

ricci link

7/13/2015 05:33:03 pm

I'm not going to lie, this drink looks amazing and I haven't touched cokes since January! I may need to make this somehow ASAP!!

Marie Moody link

7/13/2015 05:34:36 pm

That is too cool! I have totally got to make that for myself and my grandkids. They will love it and I'll be the greatest NaNee ever!!!! hahahaha Thanks for sharing.

krystalskitsch

7/13/2015 06:42:18 pm

the perfect sharky drink! love that there is mountain dew. what a fun taste.

Joanne T Ferguson link

7/13/2015 07:47:00 pm

What a fun drink that would appeal to children of all ages! I LOVE Shark week and always look forward to learning something new! Great recipe!

Ron

7/13/2015 07:47:17 pm

What an amazing cool drink! You really copied the Friendly's version really well.

Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly link

7/13/2015 07:49:37 pm

I love that Friendly's uses blue raspberry sprite! I would add some Tanqueray to mine, you know, for FLAVOR, wink, wink, yeah that's the ticket, flavor! LOL :-)

Michele link

7/13/2015 09:24:44 pm

All the Friendly's restaurants closed that were near me-I used to love eating there! This drink does sound delicious and I will probably make it for myself.

Mykidsguide link

7/13/2015 10:16:28 pm

My kids will love this yummy drink. I can't wait to make this for them.

Annemarie

7/13/2015 11:08:44 pm

I can just imagine the amazed look of the kids when they see their drink change color. Definitely a great drink for kids to enjoy in the hot summer.

Jeannette link

7/13/2015 11:10:24 pm

What a cute and fun kid's drink idea! Both my boys love stuff like this (especially shark related) and we order it when we go out but I'd never thought of making it at home! I'll have to change that!

alli link

7/14/2015 12:47:29 am

What a perfect drink for shark week, beach vacay or any summer day! Love the blue color and the shark on the rim!

Stephanie link

7/14/2015 01:16:42 am

That is such a cute drink! I could see making spins on that with the swedish fish too. Perfect party drink for adults and kids.

Elizabeth O.

7/14/2015 02:24:03 am

This is so cool! This is going to be a hit at any party. Gotta try this.

Rosey

7/14/2015 03:49:26 am

Well that's fun. It goes with summer for sure, and makes me want to go to the beach. I love to go to the beach. ;)

Uplifting Families link

7/14/2015 04:22:12 am

This drink sounds awesome. You can also use sonics recipe for ocean water. They use sprite and blue coconut syrup.

Katrina link

7/14/2015 04:44:07 am

I love how bright and tropical this drink looks! Glad you got to enjoy it poolside as well. I'll have to see if I can find those ingredients in my city. Thanks for posting!

Dina Demarest link

7/14/2015 05:16:10 am

That looks amazing. I can see myself making these for my friends on the beach. :P

Becky link

7/14/2015 05:42:51 am

How cute, creative and refreshing does this sound!?! I wish we had a Friendly's close by, but we don't so I will make your copycat :)

Jeanine link

7/14/2015 05:50:01 am

This looks so fun. I need to make non alcoholic drinks with little sharks. I keep seeing alcoholic ones with sharks must do with none for my kiddos! They'd think it was a blast.

Shelby link

7/14/2015 06:38:58 am

I LOVE shark week themed everything! Especially ice cream from Cold Stone!

Lynndee link

7/14/2015 06:54:49 am

That is cool indeed! I don't think we have Friendly's here though. I would certainly check that drink out if we have one here.

Alana link

7/14/2015 06:56:55 am

I love how you waste NO time to find your own version of whatever you see out there! This is very well done!

Michelle @ Dishes and Dust Bunnies link

7/14/2015 07:03:42 am

This is such a creative drink! This would be great to serve the parties or even just for fun any time!

Jacob Fu link

7/14/2015 07:09:54 am

What a fun drink! I have a friend who's really into sharks - this would be perfect for him.

Christine - The Choosy Mommy link

7/14/2015 07:11:52 am

This looks so yummy! Can't wait to try it out with my toddler who just LOVES sharks!! <3 Christine, The Choosy Mommy, www.choosykids.blogspot.com

Kisa Johnson link

7/14/2015 07:13:23 am

So cute! I don't know what grenadine is, or what it tastes like.. but I'm guessing it's not alcohol since it's on the kids menu?

Ourfamilyworld link

7/14/2015 07:50:28 am

What better way to entertain on Shark Week than to serve a blue drink with sharks in it. This looks delicious.

Rebecca Swenor

7/14/2015 08:25:20 am

This is one drink I will be making this summer indeed. I totally love the idea of using the gummy sharks which makes it so cute. My family is totally a Mountain Dew family. Thanks for sharing.

Winter White link

7/14/2015 10:22:54 am

I could totally see this at one of those beach resorts, what a super unique and fun idea!

Stephanie Pass link

7/14/2015 10:53:23 am

This looks totally fun! I'd order this drink myself, too.

Erin link

7/14/2015 11:13:31 am

This is so cute! I would love to make this for our next beachy themed get together!

The Conservative Mommy link

7/14/2015 11:55:51 am

This is a great shark week drink. ..I'll have to attempt this next year!

Ann B

7/14/2015 02:42:13 pm

This is a fantastic drink idea. My friends little boy is obsessed with sharks. This would be perfect for his birthday party.

Perry P.

7/14/2015 02:57:36 pm

What a cool drink. My kids would love it!

sharon phillips

7/14/2015 03:33:30 pm

This is a really cute idea for a drink. I am sure kids would love it. Going to have to try it for a birthday party.

Franc Ramon link

7/14/2015 04:09:35 pm

Good thing there's a blue mountain dew that gave the sea color in the drink. This one's easy to follow and looks really tasty too.

Miranda (myrabev) link

7/14/2015 06:36:15 pm

oh omg how cool is that, I am totally loving that drink and happy to try it out.

Bernadette C

7/14/2015 07:06:44 pm

These are cute! Love the color...and the sharks :)

Cai link

7/14/2015 08:27:39 pm

What a great drink for a pool party! On the other note, I noticed that you're much into drinks, cheers!

HilLesha link

7/14/2015 08:47:41 pm

This looks like a cool, refreshing drink to help beat the summer heat! ;) Thanks for sharing.

Stephanie link

7/14/2015 10:42:20 pm

What a cool drink! All the Friendly's restaurants around here are closed. I used to like the food, but the service was ridiculously slow, no matter which one you went to.

Ron

7/14/2015 11:32:36 pm

Really love this drink. Truly awesome. Hope I can copy this one.

R U S S

7/15/2015 12:50:07 am

That drink is pretty creative. I would have ordered it myself.
I don't think I've seen that variant of Mountain Dew here. It would be cool to serve it during parties.

Bonnie Gowen

7/15/2015 01:20:23 am

That drink look so awesome and pretty yummy. I would love this too along with my kiddos of course. =)

Alyssa C link

7/15/2015 03:55:09 am

My girls order this drink every time we go to friendly's and it really is delicious! I'm going to surprise them and make this drink with dinner tonight.

Sacha link

7/15/2015 05:26:07 am

You have made my day this is an awsome ideas...will try it

Lexie Lane link

7/15/2015 01:10:04 pm

Ooh! How much fun is that? I love the color blue. It looks so inviting and refreshing!

snsdgiveaways@yahoo.com link

7/16/2015 04:37:55 pm

This looks and sounds delicious, I think my kids would have a ball with these at our next picnic.

When the Skies Are Gray link

7/20/2015 04:36:31 am

This is such a cute drink and perfect for summer! I will totally be giving this a shot!

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