Best Snow Cones Recipes

EASY SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Place drink mix and sugar in small plastic or glass bowl. Add cold water; stir until drink mix and sugar are dissolved.
• Pour 1 Tbsp. drink mixture over 1/2 cup ice for each serving.

STRAWBERRY SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add berries, corn syrup and ice cubes; stir until ice is completely melted.
• Spoon crushed ice into 8 (8-oz.) paper cups.
• Spoon gelatin mixture over ice. Serve immediately.

SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Pulse the ice cubes in a food processor to break them up slightly. Add the lemonade concentrate and blend until completely smooth.
• Scoop into serving cups.

RASPBERRY-BLUEBERRY SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Coarsely mash 1 1/2 cups raspberries and 2 cups blueberries with sugar and water in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan using a potato masher. Bring to a boil, stirring, then boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Transfer to a blender and purée until almost smooth, about 1 minute (use caution when blending hot liquids). Pour berry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing lightly on and then discarding solids. Cool syrup, uncovered, then chill, its surface loosely covered with plastic wrap, until cold, about 1 hour.
• For each serving, spoon 3 tablespoons syrup over 1 cup lightly packed shaved ice and top with 1/4 cup of remaining mixed berries. Serve immediately.

MANGO STRAWBERRY SNOW CONES

Steps:

• 1. Fill a food processor with ice.
• 2. Process until the ice is very fine, like snow.
• 3. Add the mangoes and strawberries and pulse to blend.
• 4. Pile the crushed ice into dessert glasses or dishes and squeeze over the lime juice.
• 5. Garnish with lime wedges; serve immediately.

PINEAPPLE SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Freeze the pineapple pieces for 3 hours or until very frozen and then wrap one end in a towel and grate the exposed end into a bowl. Gather ice and spoon into paper cones or serving cups and enjoy!

MANGO STRAWBERRY SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Fill a food processor with ice. Process until the ice is very fine, like snow. Add the mangoes and strawberries and pulse to blend. Pile the crushed ice into dessert glasses or dishes and squeeze over the lime juice. Garnish with lime wedges; serve immediately.

BEER SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Pour beer into 8- or 9-inch square glass baking dish; freeze 45 minutes. When ice crystals begin to form at edges of dish, stir mixture with fork. Freeze about 3 hours longer, stirring every 45 minutes, until completely frozen. Should be granita texture.
• To serve, scoop into snow cone papers or lowball cocktail glasses. Drizzle with desired syrup. Red Raspberry-Lemon Syrup: In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Using vegetable peeler, remove strips of lemon peel (yellow part only) from 1 lemon; add to saucepan. Squeeze juice from lemon; add juice and 1 cup fresh or frozen red raspberries to saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool. Strain syrup into glass jar; discard solids. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. About 1 3/4 cups. Blueberry-Lime Syrup: In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Using vegetable peeler, remove strips of lime peel (green part only) from 2 limes; add to saucepan. Squeeze juice from limes; add lime juice and 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries to saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool. Strain syrup into glass jar; discard solids. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. About 1 3/4 cups. Orange Syrup: To 1-quart saucepan, add 1 cup sugar. Using vegetable peeler, remove strips of orange peel (orange part only) from 1 medium orange; add to saucepan. Squeeze juice from 6 medium oranges (about 1 1/4 cups juice); add juice to saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; set aside 1 hour to cool. Strain syrup into glass jar; discard solids. Cover jar, and refrigerate until needed. About 1 1/2 cups.

SUGAR FREE SNOW CONES AND SLUSHIES !!!

Steps:

• 1. For Snow cones: Set your machine to snow cone. Put in ice and make as much as you desire. Scoop into snow cone paper cups or any kind of cup or glass. Pour desired amount of syrup over snow cone. Serve.
• 2. Slushies: Set Machine to "slushie" setting. Put in ice cubes. Turn machine on... Fill glass with the prepared ice and pour in some syrup to taste. Stir until is is slushie. Serve.
• 3. *** You can buy syrups that are not sugar free too. Also, you can add "adult" ingredients.... *** Iced coffee's and tea's work well with this too.

RAINBOW SHOTS OR SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Line six or seven shot glasses on a work surface or a big bowl of crushed ice (if making a snow cone). This can get messy.
• Add the grenadine to a cocktail shaker. Add enough crushed ice to the ice until the shaker is three-quarters full. Slowly pour the pineapple juice over the back of a spoon or ice scoop into the shaker. Then add the gin and a splash of curacao. This will create layers. Strain the liquid into the shot glasses. If making ice cones, pour over the crushed ice, making sure there is enough space for all of the colors.

HOMEMADE SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Turn off heat and allow to cool.
• Put each flavor of Kool-Aid into a separate container. (We use the squeeze ketchup and mustard bottles that come in picnic packs.).
• Divide sugar evenly between each.
• Replace cap and shake well.
• Refrigerate syrup.
• You can get an ice shaver or you can use a blender or a food processor to crush ice.
• Heap shaved ice up to form a ball on top of your cup.
• Carefully pour syrup in thirds on top to make stripes.

CRAB 'SNOW CONES' ON ICE

Steps:

• Combine all of the above ingredients, except the ice, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Fill a large serving glass bowl with ice.
• Stuff 8 to 10 deep metal cones with the crab mixture. If metal cones are not available, you can make your own snow cones out of wax coated paper. Arrange the cones in the ice bowl and serve.