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Hawaiian shave ice

Snow-fine ice with homemade tropical fruit syrups

Shave ice came to Hawaii with Japanese plantation workers, and on hot afternoons on Oahu's North Shore families still queue at roadside stands for a towering, soft cone of ice soaked in rainbow syrups. The ice is shaved so fine it is like fresh snow and soaks up the syrup instead of letting it run to the bottom. Without a shaver, freeze ice in a block and scrape it with a fork. Chef's tip: let the ice block sit out for 5 minutes before shaving; slightly tempered ice gives fluffier flakes.
Total time
30 min
Difficulty
easy
Serves
4
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Ingredients

Serves4

For the syrups

For the ice

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Method

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  1. Step 1: Make three syrups: simmer each fruit, the 1 ripe mango, the 1 cup pineapple juice and the 7 oz strawberries, with 100 g of the 10 ½ oz sugar and 100 ml of the 1 ¼ cups water for 8 minutes until syrupy.

    10 min
  2. Step 2: Blend the mango and strawberry syrups smooth and sieve. Add a squeeze of 1 tbsp lime juice to each syrup, then chill until cold.

    40 min
  3. Step 3: Take the frozen 6 ¼ cups water frozen in a shallow tub out of the freezer for 5 minutes, then shave it with an ice shaver, or scrape firmly with a fork into fluffy flakes.

    10 min
  4. Step 4: Pack the snow loosely into chilled cups, mounding it high, with a spoonful of 4 tbsp sweetened azuki beans in the bottom if you like.

    3 min
  5. Step 5: Drizzle each colour of syrup slowly over different sides of the mound. A common mistake is using crushed ice cubes, which are too coarse and let the syrup run straight through. Eat at once.

    2 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories
180 kcal
Protein
0 g
Carbs
46 g
Fat
0 g
Fibre
1 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

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Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does hawaiian shave ice take?
About 30 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?
4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it vegan?
Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
Is it gluten free?
Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of ripe mango?
Tinned mango pulp, same weight.
What can I use instead of strawberries?
Raspberries, blueberries or chopped peaches, same amount.

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