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| Homemade Snow Cones are the best |
When Texas temperatures climb into the triple digits, there's nothing better than an ice-cold treat. Instead of spending money at shaved ice stands, we started making homemade snow cones right in our own kitchen. They're inexpensive, fun for kids, and easy to customize with your favorite flavors. Best of all, homemade syrup takes just a few minutes to make.
Tips for Better Homemade Snow Cones
A few tricks make homemade snow cones even more refreshing:
- Use fresh ice cubes for the fluffiest shaved ice.
- Chill the homemade syrup before serving.
- Store leftover syrup in the refrigerator for up to a week.
- Make several Kool-Aid flavors so everyone can create their favorite combination.
- Freeze extra syrup into ice cube trays for future batches.
Favorite Homemade Snow Cone Flavors
Some of our family's favorite Kool-Aid flavors include:
- Cherry
- Tropical Punch
- Grape
- Blue Raspberry
- Lemon-Lime
- Strawberry
Gosh, I don't know why I hadn't done it sooner, but today I dragged out my nostalgic snow cone machine. This nifty little machine was very affordable and will turn a bowl of ice cubes into yummy and refreshing snow cones! I purchased this last summer after realizing we were spending a small fortune downtown on Hawaiian shaved ice! This past week we got up to 105 degrees with no relief for this weekend!
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| Kool-Aid snow cones |
You can find snow cone syrups in most stores, but I like to make my own.
Mix together:
1 packet of Kool-Aid
1/2 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
*I prefer using those picnic style ketchup/mustard bottles with the attached lid.
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| snow cone machine |
A Budget-Friendly Summer Treat
One of the reasons I bought a snow cone machine was simple—it paid for itself quickly. Instead of buying shaved ice every time we visited town, we could make dozens of snow cones at home for a fraction of the cost. It's one of those small purchases that brought years of summertime fun.
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3 comments:
Yum, I see these all the time in the store. This would be perfect for a party!
I remember you telling me you had one.. my ice maker will make finely crushed ice and I've wondered how it would work to pour flavored syrup over it.. not quite the same but it might do in a pinch.
What you pictured sure looks refreshing and thanks for the "make your own syrup" recipe. There are so many things we can make ourselves and save money. I love Alton Brown's shows when he shows you how to save money by making things such as pop tarts and hot pockets.
So you ever watch him? Food channel at 10:00 pm every week night.
No, haven't seen Alton, but you gave me ideas on poptarts. I bet your ice maker might work with the syrup. Try it for the grandsons and hand them a spoon.
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