Homemade Fruit Snow Cone Syrup (recipe)

[Guest guest]

We have an el cheapo snow cone maker and it's actually the most used appliance

in the house. My hubby and son are addicted to snow cones. I have been

buying syrups from the store, but they contain high fructose corn syrup and

artificial flavors and colors. I wanted to make syrup from fruit and came up

with this recipe. We made blackberry syrup today. Next time we will try

strawberry. I actually thought the syrup was a little too sweet, but still

yummy. I added a tablespoon of the syrup to the iced green tea I made and it

was great.

 

Homemade Fruit Snow Cone Syrup

 

2 cups sugar

1 cup water

1 cup fruit (frozen is fine)

 

Combine ingredients in a pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, mash fruit

(I used a potato masher) to release more flavor. Once the mixture has come to a

boil, let boil for 3 minutes. Turn off heat and remove fruit solids with a

slotted spoon. The fruit solids can be saved to put over ice cream. Strain

remaining liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Let the strained syrup cool

completely. Drizzle cooled syrup over shaved or crushed ice.