Snow cone syrups
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Sugar syrup flavored with drink mix or frozen juice concentrate, cooled and poured over shaved ice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 Kool-Aid packets (OR 12 oz. frozen fruit juice can be substituted)
Equipment
- saucepan
Directions
- Put the water and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring the whole time.
- Turn the heat down to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Kool-Aid version: stir in the 2 envelopes of Kool-Aid until completely dissolved. Fruit juice version: stir in 12 oz. frozen fruit juice until dissolved, then simmer on low for 3 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat, let it come to room temperature, and pour into squeeze bottles.
- Keep refrigerated until you’re ready to make snow cones.
Notes
Use 1 tbsp. syrup per snow cone in a cup, or 2 tbsp. in a small bowl, over shaved ice. Rainbow: make red, yellow and blue batches and pour in thirds, slightly overlapping. Optional: serve over a scoop of vanilla ice cream with shaved coconut. Flavors listed: blue raspberry, cherry or black cherry, grape, guava passion orange (frozen concentrate), lemonade, lemon-lime, orange, tropical punch. Refrigerate and use within 7 days. Alcohol-free. Hot sugar syrup; adults handle the boiling step.
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0.2mg | Potassium: 0.4mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0.2mg | Iron: 0mg
Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for 10 servings. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.