Homemade Shaved Ice
Recipe from butterwithasideofbread.com
We used strawberries for this recipe and did not strain the syrup. It was not noticeably seedy, though some berries, such raspberries may be more pleasant strained. You can also reduce water for more watery fruit.
Ingredients
1 ½ C fruit such as strawberries, pineapple, etc.
2 T lemon or lime juice
¾ C water
½ C to ¾ C sugar, depending on the sweetness of your fruit
Ice
Instructions
Place fruit in a blender or food processor and puree. If you have berries in the freezer you’d like to use, you can heat them up on the stove until soft before blending, then add back to the pot.
Add all ingredients except the ice to the pot and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until boiling. Freezing can affect the sweetness of berries, so if using frozen berries you may want to add the full amount of sugar.
After bringing to a boil, turn down heat slightly and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
Let syrup cool and strain with a fine mesh strainer if you desire.
Place ice in a food processor (this works better than a blender) and crush as finely as you can. Divide ice into bowls and pour cooled syrup over them.
