Author: 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! Can be made as completely organic snow cone syrups too!
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 whole foods, snow cones can cause a bit of a conundrum. These All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrup recipes made with real fruit are the answer to your prayers!
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!
These syrups are quick to make and store well in the fridge. Make them once and let the kids to the rest!
UPDATE: Since writing this post, a new option for all natural food coloring has become available! We use it for icings and colored sugar, it’s amazing! So, if you want a bit more pop to your snow cone syrup recipes, check out this post on all-natural food coloring!
The Best Home Shaved Ice Machine
Before you start making snow cone syrup, make sure you that you are providing the best shaved ice and snow cone experience for your family and guests!
The Hawaiian Shaved Ice Machine is the one we use and it makes genuine shaved ice that is fluffy and melts in your mouth just like the real thing.
Also, make sure you have 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!
How to Make Homemade Snow Cone Syrup
This video shows the process for exactly how to make homemade snow cone syrup with all natural ingredients. You can even make these as organic snow cone syrups if you use all organic ingredients. Which is easy to do, because each of the recipes featured includes only 2 or 3 ingredients and a bit of water!
So watch this quick video for the information on how to make strawberry, mango, and kiwi snow cone syrups, which are naturally bright red, orange/yellow, and green! No artificial colors or flavors, just down right all natural goodness!
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.
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!
3 PRINTABLE SNOW CONE SYRUP RECIPES
Three snow cone syrup recipes were shown in the video above, here are the printable recipes for each of the strawberry, mango, and kiwi snow cone syrups!
Be sure to check below the printable recipes for even more snow cone syrup flavors!
Snow Cone Syrups Made with Real Fruit
Ingredients
For Strawberry Snow Cone Syrup
- 1 pound fresh or frozen strawberries (organic is best)
- 1 cup sugar See section on using other sweeteners.
- 1 cup water
For Mango Snow Cone Syrup
- 2 ripe mangos, peeled and diced
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (I use this homemade vanilla) Optional
For Kiwi Snow Cone Syrup
- 3 cups kiwi, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup fresh spinach leaves (for color)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Wash and chop fruit and add all ingredients to a sauce pan, 3x larger than the mixture. The syrup will expand during cooking.
- Heat on medium high and mash the fruit with a whisk or mashing tool while mixture comes to a boil.
- Boil syrup over medium high heat, watching carefully so it doesn’t boil over.
- Boil for 5-10 minutes, or until syrup starts to thicken.
- Remove syrup from heat and pour through a strainer and into a bowl.
- Place bowl in the fridge for 2-3 hours or until completely chilled. Then transfer the finished syrup into a squeeze bottle.
- Store in the fridge for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Homemade Snow Cone Syrup Troubleshooting and FAQ
Absolutely! 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 your snow cone syrup will be a more watery consistency.
There are two possible reasons..
1. You used a sweetener that doesn’t thicken when reduced, such as stevia or xylitol.
2. The snow cone syrup simply didn’t boil long enough to reduce and thicken. Reheat the syrup and bring to a boil, then continue to boil over medium heat until syrup thickens.
This syrup is basically a jam that’s been watered down, so you can treat it the same way you would a homemade jam. For us, that’s about 2 months in the fridge, but I doubt yours will last that long before it’s devoured!
Resulting quantity will vary based on how long you boil the syrup and how thick you like your snow cone syrup to be. However, in general 1 batch of any of the recipes will make about 2 cups of syrup.
10-30 snow cones can be made per syrup batch, depending on the size of the snow cones in question. We usually use about 1-2 tablespoons per cup of shaved ice.
Yes! This is one of our most popular posts during the winter, so many people are using our all natural, real fruit snow cone syrups on snow!
21 All Natural DIY Snow Cone Syrup Recipes
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 shown in the video and detailed above!
And, if you missed it up above, this is the ice shaver machine that we use and love.
I’ve listed the recipes out by color first, and then alphabetically for your convenience!
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Homemade Snow Cone Syrup Recipes Sorted By Color:
All Natural Red Snow Cone Syrups:
- 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
All Natural Blue/Purple Snow Cone Syrups:
- 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)
All Natural Green Snow Cone Syrups:
- 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
All Natural Orange/Yellow Snow Cone Syrups:
- 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
All Natural Clear-ish Snow Cone Syrups:
- 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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Homemade Snow Cone Syrup Recipes Sorted 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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Why not just use organic juice and sugar to make it?
Hey Noelle, good question! You could do that, but there are a few reasons I don’t.
1. There aren’t as many flavors of fruit juice as fruit. So fewer options.
2. The sugar is needed to thicken the syrup and many fruit juices are already sweetened, so it would probably be waaaay too sweet as a finished product.
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However, if you wanted to use a 100% fruit juice as a base, add equal parts sugar to juice and boil for 5 minutes to thicken. That should work just fine!
Thank you for posting this! I can’t wait to try them!
You’re so welcome! Let me know what you think!
Would substituting the sugar with maple syrup or honey work? My son is on an elimination diet and we have to stay away from refined sugars for awhile but he wants snow cone for his birthday party. Thanks
Hi Brittney! I have made them with honey and I would imagine maple syrup would work as well! I would probably try one and see what you think of the flavor before making a bunch. They will last for several months in the fridge.
My only note would be that honey might crystallize in the fridge, but maple syrup wouldn’t. I hope that helps!
What to do with all the jammy stuff left over? Popcicles?
Hi Alethea! I knew an Alethea, back in the day!
Popsicles are a great idea! You can also use it for ice cream, waffle, or biscuit toppings.
I am on a deep internet dive looking for Egg Custard Flavor Syrup. Everything I can find has actual eggs, but you can’t keep that uncooked for 2 months and probably shouldn’t eat it over ice…Is there some other natural way of creating Egg Custard or something like Chocolate or Cake Batter Syrups?
Hi Andrew! I have a chocolate syrup here that would work well for snow cones (and lasts a long time), but for the others the only thing I know of is artificial flavors. Which is probably not what you’re looking for.
But “cake batter” isn’t something you can really recreate with real flavors (without butter, sugar, and eggs!)… you could go for the vanilla syrup instead, but that’s about it.
I’m sorry I couldn’t be more help!