Keep cool this summer with snow cones, or make homemade snow cone syrup to add extra excitement to a snowy day. It’s simple, it’s fun, it’s yummy.
Making Snow Cone Syrup
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Typically, when you think of winter drink recipes, you think of warm and cozy drinks like slow cooker hot chocolate, white hot chocolate, or mom’s spiced wassail. However, my kids think of anything but warm and cozy on a snow day. They want a snow cone made from fresh fallen snow.
Whether you are looking for a snow cone syrup recipe for a hot summer day or a fun snow day, you’ll love how easy it is to make.
What I love about this snow cone syrup recipe
- Simple ingredients. You probably have them in your pantry right now
- With so many flavors available, you can customize flavors to your tastes and make flavors you can’t buy in a syrup.
- It’s a fun way to spend time with the kids.
Ingredients:
- Granulated sugar – you’ll basically need one part sugar to one part water to make syrup
- water
- One powdered drink packet like a Kool-Aid or Lemonade packet or extract flavor
Equipment
Saucepan
Snow cone paper holder
Instructions:
- Boil the sugar and water, mixing until dissolved
- Place on simmer for about 1 minute – you’ll see the mixture thicken.
- Add your flavoring – Kool-Aid packet
- Mix ingredients and place in the refrigerator to chill
- Pour into the squeezable container for kids to enjoy
To Make Snow Cones from Fresh Snow
- Get a huge bowl, and scoop up some fresh, fluffy snow. Get lots of it.
- Hand out some scoopers – measuring cups, ice cream scoop, spoons, whatever you have on hand.
- Give the kids some cups or snow cone holders, and let them fill them with snow.
- Now, add some snow cone syrup and a straw.
Expert Tips
In my experience, the kids love to mix flavors. Make more than one flavor for extra fun.
You can freeze snow for more fun after the snow is gone
Non-Boiling Method
*I just tried this recipe to ensure it tastes good and is like the snow cone syrup. We love it
- Make a syrup with one part sugar – one part warm water
- Just put the mixture in a container with a lid & let the kids shake it up until sugar is dissolved
- Add a kool-aid packet for flavor, or flavor extract and food coloring
FAQs
Yes. You’ll need to add some sugar and boil it down to thicken it up, but fruit juice is a great way to make snow cone syrup.
Yes! Place homemade syrup into an airtight container and store it in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Storing
Store homemade syrup in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks
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Serving Size
This recipe should yield about two cups – which should make 8-12 snow cones. The amount of snow cones depends on how much syrup you flavor it with
Double or triple the recipe for more
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Snow Cone Syrup Recipe
Homemade Snow Cone Syrup
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1.5 cup water
- 1 powdered drink packet like a Kool-Aid or Lemonade packet or extract flavor
Instructions
- Boil the sugar and water, mixing until dissolved
- Place on simmer for about 3 minutes – you'll see the mixture thicken up a bit
- Remove from heat and add your flavoring – Kool-Aid packet
- Mix ingredients together
- Place in the refrigerator to chill
- Pour into the squeezable container for kids to enjoy
Notes
Non- Boiling method:
- Make a syrup with one part sugar – one part warm water
- Just put the mixture in a container with a lid & let the kids shake it up until sugar is dissolved
- Add a kool-aid packet for flavor, or flavor extract and food coloring
- *I just tried this recipe to make sure it tastes good and is really like the snow cone syrup. We love it!
