Snow cones are like a rite of passage for childhood. The messes, the flavor combinations, the sugar high. But when you are a family who likes to eat well, snow cones can cause a bit of a conundrum. These All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrup recipes are the answer to your prayers!
Find out how easy it can be to avoid artificial dyes and unnatural sugar substitutes with these 21 recipes for All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrup!
Neon snow cones may be out of reach when you are going for an all natural alternative, but fun colors and amazing taste aren’t!
Here are 21 all natural snow cone syrup recipes that are easy to make, taste great, and have that fun splash of color you’re used to! Grab a shaved iced maker (here’s the one we use and it make genuine shaved ice! It’s amazing and SUPER cheap!) and a few squeeze bottles and you will be ready for snow cones any time! Oh, and don’t forget the snow cone cups for the full experience!
These syrups are quick to make and store well in the fridge. Make them once and let the kids to the rest!
How to Make Homemade Snow Cone Syrups
These snow cone syrup recipes are ridiculous easy and has the bonus of allowing you to make these as all organic syrups if you want.
The basics of making a homemade snow cone syrup are going to be the same no matter what flavor you want to make.
Step 1:
Add all ingredients to a sauce pan, mash fruit as the mixture heats. Fruit can be frozen, but make sure you mash as it heats to release the flavor and color!
Step 2:
Boil the ingredients until mixture becomes thick and a syrup forms. Not too thick though, you’re not making jam. But just a good syrup consistency (think maple syrup). You can add water if it gets too thick!
Step 3:
Strain (if needed) and cool! Store in the fridge for up to 1 year.
But even though the basic recipe is the same, each fruit and flavor requires it own fruit:sugar ratio. I’ve listed them out below, but the steps for making the syrups will all be as listed above!
A Note About Sweeteners
I get a lot of emails about using other forms of sweetener instead of the sugar…
Good news, you absolutely can!! Any natural sweetener will work for this recipe; honey, maple syrup, agave, coconut sugar, and so on.
The only exception are “natural” sweeteners like stevia and xylitol. They will not thicken as the sauce cooks, so you will be left with a watery consistency. That’s up to you of course, I just wanted you to know!
21 All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrups
I’ve listed the recipes out by color first, and then alphabetically for your convenience!
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By Color:
Red:
- Apple Cinnamon: 4 Cups Apple Juice+ 1/2 Cup Sugar + 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- Cherry: 1 Cup Cherries, pitted + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Cherry Vanilla: 1 Cup Cherries, pitted + 1 Cup Sugar+ 1 Cup Water + 2 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Cranberry: 2 1/2 Cups Cranberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Pomegranate: 1 Cup Pomegranate Seeds + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- Raspberry: 1 1/2 Cups Raspberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Strawberry: 1 Pound Strawberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Watermelon: 4 Cups Watermelon Juice + 1 Cup Sugar
Blue/Purple:
- Blueberry: 4 Cups Blueberries + 3/4 Cup Water + 5 Tbsp Sugar + Juice from 1 Lemon
- Grape: 2 Pounds Concord Grapes + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water (Puree mix before straining to preserve the color)
Green:
- Green Apple: 2 Cups Green Apple, with Peel + 1/2 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Honeydew Melon: 3 Cups Honeydew Melon + 1/4 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Kiwi: 3 Cups Kiwi + 1/4 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
Orange/Yellow:
- Lemon: 1 Cup Lemon Juice (fresh) + 1 Cup Sugar
- Mango: 2 Mangos + 3/4 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Orange: 1 Cup Orange Juice (fresh) + 1 Cup Sugar
- Peach: 1 Cup Peaches (fresh or frozen) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1/3 Cup Water
- Pineapple: 1 Cup Pineapple Juice + 1 Cup Sugar
Clear-ish:
- Caramel: 1 Cup Sugar + 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Peppermint: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 5 Drops Food Grade Pure Peppermint Essential Oil
- Vanilla: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 2 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Warm Vanilla Spice: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 2 tsp Cinnamon + 1 tsp Nutmeg + 2 tsp Cloves + 1 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
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Alphabetically:
- Apple Cinnamon: 4 Cups Apple Juice+ 1/2 Cup Sugar + 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- Blueberry: 4 Cups Blueberries + 3/4 Cup Water + 5 Tbsp Sugar + Juice from 1 Lemon
- Caramel: 1 Cup Sugar + 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Cherry: 1 Cup Cherries, pitted + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Cherry Vanilla: 1 Cup Cherries, pitted + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 2 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Cranberry: 2 1/2 Cups Cranberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Grape: 2 Pounds Concord Grapes + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water (Puree mix before straining to preserve the color)
- Green Apple: 2 Cups Green Apple, with Peel + 1/2 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Honeydew Melon: 3 Cups Honeydew Melon + 1/4 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Kiwi: 3 Cups Kiwi + 1/4 Cup Raw Spinach Leaves (for color) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Lemon: 1 Cup Lemon Juice (fresh) + 1 Cup Sugar
- Mango: 2 Mangos + 3/4 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Orange: 1 Cup Orange Juice (fresh) + 1 Cup Sugar
- Peach: 1 Cup Peaches (fresh or frozen) + 1 Cup Sugar + 1/3 Cup Water
- Peppermint: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 5 Drops Food Grade Pure Peppermint Essential Oil
- Pineapple: 1 Cup Pineapple Juice + 1 Cup Sugar
- Pomegranate: 1 Cup Pomegranate Seeds + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- Raspberry: 1 1/2 Cups Raspberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Strawberry: 1 Pound Strawberries + 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water
- Vanilla: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 2 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
- Watermelon: 4 Cups Watermelon Juice + 1 Cup Sugar
- Warm Vanilla Spice: 1 Cup Sugar + 1 Cup Water + 2 tsp Cinnamon + 1 tsp Nutmeg + 2 tsp Cloves + 1 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract
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Wow! How cool is this! Got to do this now.
Yay! Let me know what you think! I’m pretty much in love ????
Oh gosh! This is super fun! I will be trying this with my girls this summer! Thank you!
You’re welcome! I hope y’all love them!! <3
Yum! My kids love snow cones, but I am hesitant to make them at home because I have not wanted to purchase the gross syrup flavorings. The ingredients don’t sit well with me. Thank you SO much for this list of homemade flavors!
Amen to that Sammi! We don’t “do” artificial stuff around here, so this list was a summer must! I hope you and your kids enjoy them as much as we have! Plus they last as long as jam would in the fridge, so you don’t have to keep remaking them all the time! Happy summer!
This is so cool! I love all the options! 🙂
Thank you! Options are always nice aren’t they! 🙂
hi I am after some of these flavours to buy , for my snow cone business do you know of anyone making or supplying these syrups
Hi Ty, I don’t currently know anyone who is making these syrups for sale. However, you can feel free to use these recipes to make them yourself! That would be amazing! Good luck and enjoy! 🙂
Can you swap out the sugar for honey or maple syrup?
Hi Elizabeth! Yes, you absolutely can! Just be aware that the flavor will be different from that of store bought syrups.
Hi, I wanted to know how much did the syrup lasted.
Hi Jesicka!
We keep ours in the fridge for up to 3 weeks (if it doesn’t all get eaten before that!)… but really, sugar is a preservative, so if there’s no mold on the top of growing in it, it’s probably fine!
Basically you’re making runny jam and jam lasts for a long time in the fridge! 🙂
Best of luck and enjoy!
Thank You!
Didn’t get thick it was runny! Don’t know if I did something wrong
Hi Dylan! I’m sorry it didn’t get thick for you! Likely it just needed to boil longer. Unless you were using a non-sugar substitute, then depending on what you used, it may not get thick.
With some syrups (strawberry for example) it may take quite a while for it to thicken depending on the heat level and amount of fruit used.
If you still have the syrup, you can throw it back in the pan and continue boiling it to get a thicker result. Hope that helps! ❤
Yes my second try with the orange worked perfectly. I am reboiling the strawberry syrup. Thanks so much. Do I need to refrigerate the syrup after it’s done?
Oh great! I’m so glad!
Yes, refrigerate and keep just as you would jam or jelly. Enjoy!
How much syrup do these make per recipe?
Hi Sammy, about 2-3 cups, depending on thick you want it. The thicker it is, the less it makes (since the water is boiled down more). Hope that helps!
Great idea!! I never realized it coule be so easy!
Thanks Hollie! And they are delicious too, so that’s the best of both worlds! <3