Unlocking Slush Ice in Disney Dreamlight Valley: The Ultimate Guide

Slush Ice is one of the most useful and rare crafting ingredients in Disney Dreamlight Valley. This slippery blue ingredient can be transformed into mouthwatering frozen desserts like fruit sorbets, ice cream and more. However, obtaining those first precious Slush Ice cubes requires completing an intricate series of tasks.

In this comprehensive guide, I will walk you through every step needed to unlock crafting Slush Ice based on my extensive experience gaming in Dreamlight Valley. You will need to recruit Remy, gather unusual ingredients from across the valley, raising friendship levels with key characters and complete Remy’s sweeping questline to access this frosted delicacy.

A Breakdown of the Slush Ice Questline

Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, here is a broad overview of objectives for obtaining Slush Ice:

1. Befriend and Recruit Remy to your valley
2. Raise Remy’s Friendship to Level 10 to unlock the “Unknown Flavor” quest
3. Gather ingredients for Merlin including Purified Night Shards
4. Have Wall-E crush Night Shards into powder
5. Mine snowballs from Frosted Heights
6. Craft Ice Slush to complete Remy’s questline
7. Purchase the recipe from Remy’s Pantry shop

I know it sounds complex, but once you initiate Remy’s questline and befriend the other characters, progress flows steadily. Now let us break down each step of unlocking Ice Slush into more detail. I will provide visual references and tips based on my own trial-and-error to save you headaches!

Step 1: Recruit Remy to Your Valley in Dreamlight Valley

Remy resides in his Ratatouille realm only accessible through the Dream Castle after restoring enough Dreamlight. I recommend accumulating at least 3,000 Dreamlight before attempting to unlock his realm if you did not choose it as your first option earlier on.

Once in Remy’s realm, head towards the large building to trigger a cutscene with the tiny mouse chef himself! This will initiate the “A Restaurant with a Great Little Chef” questline to convince Remy to open an eatery in your valley.

Fulfill Remy’s first few requests like purchasing a Furniture Kit for his new restaurant. I recommend selecting a spot with high foot traffic to attract customers.

Gather ingredients from around his kitchen such as carrots, oregano, raspberries and wheat. Then, complete additional quest steps like washing dishes and serving up meals. Eventually, Remy will ask you to construct him a house before he agrees to fully move to your valley!

Tip: If you need coins quickly for Remy’s requests, I recommend planting and harvesting pineapples. They resell for a high value!

Step 2: Raise Remy’s Friendship Level to 10

Once Remy becomes a resident, you need to befriend him by completing additional quests and giving gifts. Talk to him daily, fulfill requests like making Ratatouille, play music to lift his mood and offer his preferred gifts to quickly raise Remy’s friendship.

I highly recommend constantly gifting Remy with Bouillabaisse to build friendship levels faster. You can purchase the recipe from Goofy after improving his friendship as well.

Keep interacting with Remy until you reach level 10 friendship, which unlocks another pivotal quest called “The Unknown Flavor”.

Tip: Use every conversation option when speaking with Remy. Asking questions and making funny comments all provide small boosts to your friendship level!

Step 3: Gather Ingredients for Merlin

The twisty “Unknown Flavor” quest tasks you with deciphering Merlin’s encrypted cooking notes. Visit the mystical wizard near his cave and chat to learn he wants Purified Night Shards in return for his secrets.

You will need to obtain:

• 3 Night Shards – Defeat spectral enemies at night or mine Nightstone deposits
• 3 Dream Shards – Break any dreamlight rocks around the valley
• 1 Crafting Station – I prefer using Goofy’s Stall

Take the Night Shards and Dream Shards to a crafting station to combine them into 3 Purified Night Shards.

Return to Merlin’s cave and give him the shards to receive his cooking notes in exchange.

Step 4: Have Wall-E Crush Night Shards into Powder

Here is a crucial tip worth emphasizing – make sure Wall-E is powered on before trying to interact with the little robot for this step! His power button is oddly located on Wall-E’s back side. I made this mistake which cost me nearly an hour, so I hope to spare you the frustration!

• If Wall-E is powered off, press the button on his rear a few times. His eyes will light up when operational.

Approach Wall-E and select the chat option about crushing Night Shards. Wall-E should happily oblige, provided he has enough battery charge.

Wait a few moments for the crushing animation to complete. Then Wall-E will eject glittering Crushed Night Shards from his front compartment!

Step 5: Mine Snowballs in Frosted Heights

The next obscure ingredient required for crafting Slush Ice is standard Snowballs…15 to be precise! The best area to gather snowballs is the Frosted Heights biome.

Equip your best pickaxe and search for snowdrifts or ice crystals on the ground. Use the pickaxe repeatedly on these frozen deposits to mine icy chunks that break into snowballs automatically.

I collected my 15 needed snowballs along the main road circling the Frosted Plateau. Try to avoid enemies if your combat level is lower to prevent disruptions while mining!

If you have unlocked an Ice Pickaxe from Scrooge’s shop, I highly recommend purchasing it to expedite snowball collecting. The Ice Pickaxe allows harvesting double snowballs compared to standard pickaxes.

Step 6: Craft Ice Slush to Complete Remy’s Quest

With all the bizarre ingredients collected during our ingredient scavenger hunt, head to a crafting station to assemble Ice Slush at last! You will need:

• 15 Snowballs
• Crushed Night Shards
• 1 Crafting Station

After successfully crafting Ice Slush for the first time, quickly return to Remy‘s restaurant and chat with him while holding your new creation. This wraps up the “Unknown Flavor” cooking quest for the demanding chef.

As one final request, Remy will ask you to prepare Vanilla Ice Cream utilizing the Slush Ice. Gather vanilla pods and sugar cane to craft this tasty dessert.

Present Remy with his requested vanilla ice cream to complete the sweeping questline!

Step 7: Purchase the Slush Ice Recipe from Remy’s Pantry

Once Remy’s questline concludes, return to his pantry shop attached the backside of Chez Remy‘s kitchen. A new blue recipe symbol will now be available for purchase – Slush Ice for 150 Star Coins!

I highly recommend buying this recipe to obtain a permanent crafting blueprint for Slush Ice. Gathering all the obscure ingredients for a single serving is quite time-consuming. Having the recipe eliminates that hassle in the future.

You can now craft chewy Slush Ice cubes or purchase them from Remy anytime you crave frozen treats!

Slush Ice Recipes

Here are my personal favorite recipes utilizing Slush Ice:

• Fruit Sorbet – Slush Ice + any fruit
• Mint Sorbet – Slush Ice + Mint + Sugar
• Banana Ice Cream – Slush Ice + Bananas
• Tropical Treat – Slush Ice + Gooseberries + Sugarcane

Feel free to mix and match fruits. From my experiments, the subtle sweetness of Slush Ice pairs nicely with the sharp tartness of berries and citrus fruits. Get creative with ice cream flavors in your kitchen!

Drawing from my many hours playing Disney Dreamlight Valley and unlocking rare items, I wanted to summarize some key tips to simplify obtaining that first batch of Slush Ice:

• Prioritize Befriending Remy First: Completing his sweeping questline unlocks unlimited Slush Ice purchasing later on. Focus friendship levels on him before other characters.
• Stock Up On Pickaxes: Multi-use pickaxes break frequently when mining ice shards and crystal chunks for crafting materials. I recommend having 2-3 spare pickaxes before gathering snowballs to limit durability frustrations.
• Visit Scrooge Daily: Check Scrooge’s daily featured items for sales on crafting ingredients like Night Shards which are tedious to gather. I saved thousands of Star Coins this way!
• References Multiple Sources: No single Dreamlight Valley guide is completely comprehensive. I cross-reference multiple sources like Fextralife, Game8 and personal testing to provide the most accurate information.

Hopefully these tips help streamline your workflow. Saving on coins and limiting repetitive mining trips allows more time enjoying the whimsical world of Dreamlight Valley! Let me know in the comments if you have any other questions. Happy crafting!