5 Ingredients or Fewer

With all due respect to the mighty gin and tonic, the rickey may just be the world’s most refreshing gin cocktail.

With its signature foamy white head and Angostura bitters garnish, the pisco sour is a stunner.

Add a few dashes of Angostura bitters to the top of this lemon-lime-ade for a dreamy ombré look. 

This luscious hot fudge sauce comes together in the time it takes to let your ice cream soften up a bit.

Let the microwave do all the work for this better-than-store-bought quick hot fudge sauce. 

Easy, creamy, and dreamy, this banana milkshake gets a dash of warm spice to complement the real fruit flavor.

A secret ingredient helps all the flavors of this homemade strawberry milkshake shine (hint: you definitely have it in your pantry already).

Put on your bobby socks and make this old-fashioned chocolate malt with just four ingredients.

If you can’t make your way to Manhattan or Brooklyn to get your hands on a classic New York egg cream, here’s your ticket to make this nostalgic fountain drink at home.

As much as we love a trip to the ice cream parlor, the best root beer float is the one you make yourself.

Call it garlic mayonnaise or aioli, this zhuzhed-up condiment brings a boost of flavor to just about everything it touches.

If you’ve ever looked at a jar of mayo and wondered, “So what is this stuff exactly?” this homemade mayonnaise recipe is for you.

The cooling, bracing Caipirinha, a.k.a. Brazil’s national cocktail, requests your undivided attention.

Ditch the shaker and break out the blender. We’re cooling off with lightning-fast frozen daiquiris.

A batch of these fruity frozen mango margaritas is sure to win you the title “life of the party.”

With just four ingredients and a star-studded fan base that includes Mick Jagger, the tequila sunrise will brighten any cocktail hour.

Shake up your next backyard BBQ with this frozen watermelon margarita recipe. It’ll cool you down faster than a dunk in the pool.

This signature Kansas City cocktail is the Moscow mule’s spicier, boozier Midwestern cousin. 

Crisp, thinly sliced fennel ribbons (which have a licorice-like flavor) meet juicy orange wedges and briny olives in this fresh side.

With its signature salted rim, this vodka and grapefruit cocktail is one easy summer drink.