Cola and lime snow cones
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for cola and lime snow cones.
- 20 mins preparation
- 10 mins cooking plus cooling
- Serves 8 - 10
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Ingredients
- 600 gm ice cubes
- To serve: lime wedges
Cola syrup
- 400 gm caster sugar
- 75 gm brown sugar
- Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon, 1 lime and 1 orange
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 1 tsp finely grated ginger
- ½ star anise
- ½ tsp coriander seeds
- ¼ tsp dried lavender
- 1/8 tsp finely grated nutmeg
- ½ vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
- ½ tsp citric acid
Method
Main
- 1For cola syrup, stir ingredients, except juices, vanilla and citric acid, with 300ml water in a saucepan over medium heat to dissolve sugar, bring to the simmer, then reduce heat to low and simmer to develop flavours (5 minutes). Cool (about 1 hour), then stir in juices, vanilla and citric acid, strain through a fine sieve and refrigerate in a sealed bottle. Makes about 600ml. Cola syrup will keep for a month.
- 2To serve, finely crush ice in a food processor and pack into serving cups or dishes, drizzle with cola syrup and squeeze lime juice over the top.