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This article originally appeared on mommachef.com. It has been reprinted here with permission.
Congrats- we made it through this painful and long week of Chicago's polar vortex! I somehow had the foresight to buy loads of boxes of edible unicorn slime and every Jell-O activity kit I could find. I think I have gained 5 pounds in the past 2 days eating a crapload of "Jello-legos" and "Beach Pudding Cups". But, with yesterday being the third day school is closed this week I had to come up with more creative ideas and recipes.
This is an awesome project you can make without even needing to leave your house for supplies. This recipe is made with real outdoor snow and homemade syrup that takes just minutes to make. But PLEASE make sure you use clean snow- I mean my youngest coming in excited that he found “lemon” snow in my dog run did not make for a fun tantrum explaining that yellow snow was not actually edible! Bundle the kids up and send them outside for 30 seconds to collect some snow and the rest can be done inside.
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Enjoy!!
HOMEMADE “SNOW” CONES
Prep time
5 mins
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Total time
5 mins
Author: MommaChef.com
Serves: 10 Snow Cones
INGREDIENTS
- 2 c. of snow per each snow cone
- 1 c. water
- 1 c. sugar
- Kool-Aid liquid (I like cherry and grape) **see “tips” below
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a saucepan, mix the water and sugar and bring to a boil. Stir occasionally for about 2 minutes until the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from the stove and divide the liquid into two bowls.
- In one bowl, squirt about 8 drops of Kool-Aid Liquid cherry. In the other bowl, do the same with the grape until desired color.
- Put the bowls in the refrigerator until the liquid is cold.
- When it’s ready, take your kids outside and have them scoop about 10 cups of fresh snow into a large container (this will make about 5 snow cones). Make sure it’s clean snow!
- Back inside, put the snow into a 1-cup measuring cup and press down until the snow is compact. Keep filling until the cup is full. Turn the cup over, shape it into a ball and put the snowball into a bowl or snow cone cup.
- Spoon flavoring over the snow and enjoy!
Tips:
- My kids like to use a spoon and straw to eat their homemade snow cones.
- Remember snow melts fast, so enjoy these treats right away!
- The syrup is good for 10 or more snow cones. When finished, store any leftover syrup in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to two months.