HOMEMADE FRESH FRUIT SHAVED ICE
Homemade Fresh Fruit Shaved Ice is the perfect summer treat! Fresh fruit is so much healthier than those store-bought syrups and you can make any flavor!
Calories: 791kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups fruit strawberries, pineapple, etc
- 2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
- ice
Instructions
Syrup
- Start by cleaning all the chosen fresh fruit well. Remove stems, core berries if needed, clean as well as you would if you were just snacking on the fruit.
- Place fruit in a blender or food processor and blend until pureed.
- Pour the mixture into a saucepan and add the lemon or lime juice, water and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until boiling. Turn heat down slightly and continue to simmer for 5 minutes before removing from heat.
- Let syrup cool completely and then strain with a fine mesh strainer to remove all seeds and pulp. You can use the syrup immediately or store in the refrigerator. I prefer to use the syrup once it has been chilled for at least an hour or two so that the ice doesn't melt so quickly.
Shaved ice
- Fill your blender about half way with ice, pulse a few times on high until all is blended and shaved consistency.
- Continue to place shaved ice into individual bowls or cups, then pour the syrup over crushed ice until well coated.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
If you are using fruit that has an extremely high water content (like watermelon), reduce the amount of water you add by about 1/4 cup. Also, if you are using fruit like watermelon that is extra sweet, you can easily reduce the amount of added sugar without even noticing!
Each batch of syrup makes enough for about 6-8 snow cones. This will depend on the size of the snow cone and the amount of syrup you are using.
Nutrition
Calories: 791kcal | Carbohydrates: 205g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 355mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 190g | Vitamin A: 1089IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg