FEATURE RECIPE
Hurricane snow cones

Hurricane snow cones

Snow cones or snowballs, as they are sometimes called, are found throughout the Caribbean – shaved ice flavoured with fruit syrup, or in this case rum and fruit juice.

Serves 8

Cooking Time Prep time 15 mins



6   passionfruit, pulp removed (about 1¼ cups)
1   pineapple, peeled, sliced and juiced (makes about 2 cups)
750 ml (3 cups)   blood orange juice (see note)
4   limes (about ½ cup), juice only
375 ml (1½ cups)   golden rum
125 ml (½ cup)   sugar syrup (see note)
8-10 cups   shaved ice, to serve


1 Strain passionfruit pulp, pineapple, blood orange and lime juices through a fine sieve into a tall jug (discard solids). Add rum and sugar syrup, mix well to combine and refrigerate until ready to use.
2 To serve, fill cocktail glasses with shaved ice, pour over hurricane cocktail mix until almost full and serve immediately with cocktail stirrers (optional).

Note Blood orange juice is available from select delicatessens. If unavailable, substitute with orange juice. Sugar syrup is made up of equal parts water and caster sugar, which is boiled to dissolve the sugar. It will keep in a sterile container indefinitely.

RECIPE Andy Harris PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Chen STYLING Andy Harris and Vanessa Austin

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