This copycat Baja Blast recipe tastes just like the addicting Taco Bell drink. With it’s icy blue green color and refreshing flavor, this spot on imitation will take you on a trip to your favorite fast food place without ever having to leave your home.
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My boys and I love Taco Bell.
Aside from loading up on 5 layer burritos and chalupas, we have to get the classic Baja Blast every time we go.
It’s so good!
The lemon lime flavor and slushiness of it is the perfect combination of sweet and refreshing.
It’s definitely the perfect way to top off a spicy meal.
What is a Baja Blast?
The Baja Blast is a Mountain Dew based soft drink that’s served ice cold.
It’s got a signature blue color, a big shot of caffeine from the Mountain Dew and loads of lemon lime flavor.
Ingredients
To make this at home you’ll need:
Powerade- Blue Powerade gives this drink its perfect ocean blue color. While you could substitute another blue sports drink, the taste may vary slightly.
Mountain Dew- You can’t make a Mountain Dew based beverage without the soda.
Lemon lime soda- Use your favorite be it Sprite, 7up or another kind.
Then add 3 ounces of each Powerade and Mountain Dew and 2 ounces of lemon lime soda to each glass.
Then stir to combine and enjoy!
If you are feeling fancy, you can garnish with sliced lemons and limes.
Serving
This drink is best served right away.
I don’t recommend making it much ahead of time since the soda will get flat.
However, if you are serving it for a party, you could fill a punch bowlwith a big batch just prior to the party starting.
Tips and Tricks
For best results, use blue Powerade over any other kind of sports drink.
Use your favorite lemon-lime soda.
Make them extra fancy with lemon and lime wedges and maybe some fun paper straws.
This recipe easily doubles, triples or more if you are making them for a party.
Make an adult version by spiking each glass with an ounce or two of citrus flavored vodka.
Can This Be Made Into A Baja Blast Freeze?
While and ice cold glass of Taco Bell’s baja blast hits the spot on a hot day, it’s nothing compared to enjoying a baja blast freeze.
This recipe is easy to transform into the refreshing slushie dessert sold at fast food franchises.
Simply add all of the ingredients to a large ziplocking gallon sized freezer bag. Squeeze out the excess air, and ensure the bag is 100% sealed. Lay it flat in the freezer, and let it chill for 3-4 hours or until mostly frozen.
Squeeze the bag, breaking up any large chunks, until the ingredients are evenly combined and it’s reached a slushie-like consistency.
Pour it into cold glasses, and enjoy!
Other Taco Bell Copycat Recipes
This copycat Baja Blast recipe is a refreshing, homemade version of the fast food classic.
Make it to top off your next taco night and enjoy!
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Taco Bell Copycat Baja Blast
This copycat Baja Blast recipe tastes just like the addicting Taco Bell drink. With it's icy blue green color and refreshing flavor, this spot on imitation will take you on a trip to your favorite fast food place without ever having to leave your home.
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Course: Beverage, Drinks
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Total Time: 5 minutesminutes
Servings: 2drinks
Calories: 61kcal
Author: Meaghan @ 4 Sons R Us
Ingredients
6oz.blue Powerade
6oz.Mountain Dew
4oz.lemon-lime soda
US Customary - Metric
Instructions
Fill two 8 oz glasses halfway with ice. Add 3 oz. Powerade, 3 oz. mountain dew, and 2 oz lemon-lime soda to each glass. Stir to combine and enjoy!
Top with slices lemons and limes for garnish (optional)
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Some sources say Baja Blast is regular Mountain Dew spiked with lime. The official word comes from PepsiCo, which says it is a "cult favorite" with a "legendary Tropical Lime flavor," which would explain the tropical-beach-ideation-producing "Baja" in the drink's title.
(It's also the second-longest peninsula on planet Earth, but we digress.) The Baja title invokes surfer vibes, and the lime part makes it a summery refresher. Our final answer is that Baja Blast is hint of lime Mtn Dew, which definitely pairs well with T-Bell's zingy cuisine. Still, that descriptor feels reductive.
Grab a pint glass and fill it with ice. Add the peach schnapps, coconut rum, then fill to the top with Baja Blast. Gently stir with a bar spoon. Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy!
The best liquor to mix with Mountain Dew is rum, tequila or gin. All three go well in citrus based beverages & will tone down the overly sweet & acidic flavor. Mix-ins could include a twist of lime, a wedge of pineapple or even maraschino cherries.
If you've never tasted this particularly delicious beverage—or even if you have—you might be wondering, “What flavor is Baja Blast?” In short, it is classic Mtn Dew mixed with lime flavor.
Easy peasy. Just grab some crushed ice, some cool blue Gatorade, a little bit of that trailer park tequila, and some Sprite.Add some Jim Beam peach and you got Baja Blast at home.
directions. Divide 1 bottle of Mountain Dew, and 1 bottle of Powerade Mountain Berry Blast Sports Drink into 4 gallon-sized zip-top bags. Remove as much air as possible from bags and seal bags carefully (or double bag). You will end up with 4 bags.
Baja Blast has been sold in stores before, but typically only for a limited time and in limited quantities. The 2024 release will include both regular and a zero sugar version of Baja Blast that will be available in cans and bottles nationwide.
As part of its celebration of the 20th “Bajaversary,” Mtn Dew is launching Baja Laguna Lemonade and Baja Point Break Punch. The yellow-colored Laguna Lemonade flavor, to be more specific, is mango lemonade, and the reddish-pink Point Break Punch is based on a classic fruit punch flavor.
MTN DEW BAJA BLAST is officially turning 20 years old and to celebrate this momentous BAJAVERSARY, we are giving fans the chance to buy their favorite flavor not only at Taco Bell, but also year-round in stores nationwide for the first-time ever! Make sure to check our locator to find it near you!
Created for, and exclusively sold at Taco Bell locations, it was a collaboration between the company and Mountain Dew owners PepsiCo. One of the first instances of a restaurant offering an exclusive soda beverage, it was created to increase sales of fountain soda.
It was planned to be released as a permanent Energy variant, but the Energy line was planned to be discontinued the same year, and was fully discontinued in January 2024.
Early years. Surge was first formally unveiled by Coca-Cola on December 16, 1996. Prior to production, its original whitepaper name was "MDK," or "Mountain Dew Killer", as it was developed to converge with Mello Yello as a means of slowing Mountain Dew growth.
Product details. Conquer the morning with Mtn Dew Energy, sporting the iconic flavor of Baja Blast, caffeine for energy and vitamins to keep your energy up throughout the day.
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