Boy oh boy — do I have a treat for you today! Do you or your kids love shaved ice with those super yummy, fruity syrups? Today, I’ve got not one, but four fantastic shaved ice syrup recipes that you can make in your very own kitchen in just a few minutes. If you don’t have a shaved ice maker, no worries! Simply crush ice to a snowy texture in your blender (if you’ve got an ice crusher setting, of course) or by wrapping a plastic bag of ice in a kitchen towel and smashing it with a rolling pin or mallet. This can be a super fun project for kids, so long as they have adult supervision.
You can even store syrups in small squeeze bottles (I’ve been picking up 6 for $5 at Sam’s Club recently) and mix and match flavors in each shaved ice. Create layers of color and flavor in the ice, then gobble them up before the creation melts. You’ll have a different summer treat every time!
Easy Fruity Shaved Ice
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Basic Syrup
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
Blue Raspberry Syrup:
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Raspberry Extract
- 10 drops Blue McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye
Strawberry Cotton Candy Syrup:
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Imitation Strawberry Extract
- 10 drops McCormick® Red Food Color
Crushed Orange Syrup:
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Orange Extract
- 8 drops McCormick® Yellow Food Color
- 2 drops McCormick® Red Food Color
Lemon Blast Syrup:
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Lemon Extract
- 10 drops McCormick® Yellow Food Color
To make 1 flavored syrup, bring sugar and water to boil in small saucepan on medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. For desired flavor syrup, stir in indicated extract and food color.
Cool to room temperature. Pour into squeeze bottle for easier serving. Pour syrup over shaved ice.
Makes 2 cups syrup.
