Raspberry-Vodka Snow Cone Cocktail

Name: Raspberry-Vodka Snow Cone Cocktail
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1 c.
Ingredients: 1/2 c. granulated sugar; 1 c. fresh raspberries, plus more for garnish; 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice; 2 oz. chilled vodka

If you liked those crushed ice treats as a kid, you'll love this grown-up version.

By Torie CoxPublished: May 15, 2024

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three different snow cone cocktails on a table outside

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Yields:

1 c.

Prep Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

2 hrs 30 mins

Some claim Texan Samuel “King Sammie” Bert debuted the Snow Cone at the 1919 Texas State Fair. Others point to 1850s Baltimore, when kids begged traveling ice wagons to shave off a little (then parents added flavorings). You can debate its origins over a Snow Cone Cocktail with boozy syrup. Also try the Blueberry-Bourbon, and the Mango-Tequila.

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Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup fresh raspberries, plus more for garnish
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 oz. chilled vodka

Directions

1. Step 1Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in raspberries and lemon juice. Cool to room temperature. Puree mixture in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing on solids to remove as much liquid as possible; discard solids. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours and up to 5 days.
2. Step 2Stir 6 tablespoons syrup and vodka in a glass measuring cup. Pulse 2 cups ice cubes on the crush setting in a blender until shaved. Immediately scoop ice halfway full into a chilled coupe glass. Drizzle with half of syrup. Top with remaining shaved ice, mounding the ice over the rim of the glass. Drizzle with remaining syrup. Serve immediately with raspberries for garnish. Makes 1 serving.