Snow Cones Recipes

HOW TO MAKE SNOW CONES

Steps:

• Crush ice to your blender. You can add a little bit of ice to make a personal snow cone, a moderate amount of ice to serve a few people, or you could fill the blender with ice to create many servings. Be sure to follow the directions that came with your blender for best results. Depending on your blender, you might have many different settings to choose from when crushing your ice. In many cases, the puree feature will give you finely crushed ice, which is ideal for snow cones. You might like your snow cones with larger bits of ice. If so, you should blend your ice for a shorter period of time. Extra fine ice can be achieved by running the ice through the blender for longer. If you don't have a blender, you can put your ice in a heavy duty plastic bag and smash the ice with a rolling pin, hammer, or tenderizing mallet. You could also drop your ice repeatedly onto a hard surface to crush this ice, though this may take some time. You can also make your snow cone out of fresh, clean snow. You should exercise caution when doing this, though. Some snow may contain impurities that are unhealthy to consume.
• Remove the ice from your blender. You can leave your ice in the blender and scoop it out for the snow cones, but you should be careful that no one accidentally cuts themselves on the blades at the bottom of the blender. To prevent this, you may want to pour or scoop your ice from the blender into a bowl. For especially large parties, you might have to prepare several blender's worth of ice and put it in a bowl for serving. You can keep your ice frozen until you're ready to serve it by keeping the blended ice in your freezer. You shouldn't leave your blended ice in the freezer for too long. If you do, it may refreeze leaving you with a bowl of solid ice.
• Scoop the ice into a cup. Traditionally, at fairs and summer events, snow cones are served in paper cones. These are a cheap and disposable way of serving your snow cones, so you may want to use these yourself. You could also use a mug cup, a paper cup, or a plastic cup, depending on your preference. You should fill your cup until it is full of crushed ice. You can use a large serving spoon, but you may want to use an ice cream scoop to give your snow cones a rounded shape.
• Drizzle flavoring over your snow cone. There are many different ways you can flavor your snow cone. You can use juice, soda, or specially made syrups. In most cases, one to two tablespoons per two scoops of ice should be enough to flavor your snow cone. Be careful not to add too much flavoring to your frozen treat! The temperature difference could cause your snow cone to melt quickly, turning your snow cone to a slush cone.
• Enjoy your flavored ice treat. With a paper cone, it's easy enough to eat a snow cone without any utensils. For regular shaped cups or deep cups, you may want to serve your cones with a spoon.

HOMEMADE SNOW CONES: 3 INGREDIENT SYRUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium pan, combine sugar and water, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally
• Reduce heat and let simmer 3 minutes
• Remove from heat and sprinkle Kool Aid packet in - be sure to sprinkle and not dump, it will combine better
• Stir for 1-2 minutes to dissolve completely
• Using a funnel, VERY carefully pour the syrup into a bottle - depending on the size of the bottle, you made need 2 batches to fill the bottle
• Place in fridge to chill
• Crush ice in Snow Cone Maker or Food Processor
• Fill snow cone cups, add syrup

SNOW CONE SYRUP II

Steps:

• In a saucepan, stir together the sugar and water. Bring to a boil, and boil for about 1 minute. Remove from heat, and stir in the drink mix. Allow to cool, and store in a container for pouring. Pour over shaved ice to flavor.

RASPBERRY SNOW CONE SYRUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat. Stir in Kool-Aid and lemon juice; cool. Cover and store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

CROISSANT ICE CREAM CONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Position an oven rack in the bottom of the oven. Turn a 12-cup muffin tin upside down. Wrap the long side of each piece of foil around the bottom rim of one upside-down muffin cup and shape into a 6-inch tall cone to use as a mold. Repeat on alternating cups to make 6 molds; lightly spray foil cones and muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Unroll crescent dough sheets on a lightly floured surface and gently press perforations together to form two 13x8-inch rectangles. Cut each rectangle into six 1 1/4x13-inch strips. Working with one foil cone at a time, wrap 2 dough strips up and around foil cone, beginning at and base, and slightly overlapping. Pinching to seal the second dough strip to the first, and pinching seams and tip to seal. Repeat with remaining dough strips and foil cones. Brush cones with beaten egg white.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the bottom rack until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Carefully remove from oven, remove cones (with foil still attached) from muffin tin, and place cones upside-down on a wire rack. Let cool for 5 minutes.
• Brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with topping of choice, if desired. Let cool completely on wire rack, about 15 minutes. Remove foil from ice cream cones by pinching foil together, gently twisting and pulling. Fill as desired.