Strawberry Lemonade Shaved Ice Food

SPIKED FROZEN STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place the strawberries on a plate and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, bring 1/3 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.
• Combine the cooled syrup, strawberries, 1 1/2 cups ice, the lemon juice and gin in a blender. Blend until thick and smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish each with a lemon slice.

STRAWBERRY-PINK LEMONADE ICEBOX CAKE

Steps:

• Put half of the freeze-dried strawberries into a large food processor, cover the opening with a kitchen towel and blend until finely ground. Add the remaining freeze-dried strawberries and blend again until finely ground. Sift through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl and discard the seeds. Set aside.
• Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and 6 cups heavy cream to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Blend on low at first, then work up to medium-low speed until very soft peaks form.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to a medium bowl and add 2 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. One by one, dab the bottom of 18 of the cookies with a very small amount of the strawberry whipped cream and arrange in a circle in the center of a large flat serving dish or cake stand. Carefully spread the strawberry whipped cream over the cookies, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add 6 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove 3 cups of the whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add 10 tablespoons of the strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border. Top the cream with 1 cup of the sliced strawberries.
• Remove the remaining whipped cream mixture to the same medium bowl and add the remaining strawberry powder. Whisk by hand to medium peaks. Stir in more of the remaining heavy cream if the strawberry whipped cream starts to look too stiff. Arrange the remaining 18 cookies on top of the strawberries, then top with the strawberry whipped cream, leaving a slight border.
• Cover the icebox cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the cookies are softened and the cake is chilled, at least 8 hours and up to overnight. Put the remaining 1 cup sliced strawberries in a storage container and refrigerate until serving.
• When ready to serve, top the icebox cake with the remaining sliced strawberries.

BEST STRAWBERRY LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• Mix strawberries and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl; set aside for juices to release from strawberries, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; add 3/4 cup sugar. Cook and stir sugar mixture until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool simple syrup to room temperature.
• Stir simple syrup, 6 cups water, lemon juice, and ice together in a pitcher. Add sweetened strawberries and stir.

LEMONADE WITH STRAWBERRY ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Mix lemon juice and sugar in a pitcher until sugar dissolves.
• Add water and refrigerate.
• For ice cubes, puree strawberries and sugar together in a blender and pour into an ice cube tray.
• To serve, place a couple of strawberry ice cubes in a glass and pour lemonade over to fill.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE SHAVED ICE

Steps:

• Mix lemon juice and sugar in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
• Put strawberries in a strainer and place over the bowl. Mash berries against the strainer to extract their juice. Remove strainer and discard mashed berries. Mix strawberry juice with lemonade.
• Place ice cubes into a shaved ice machine or snow cone maker. Shave ice into serving bowls and pour strawberry-lemonade over top.

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Tip the sugar and 1 litre water into a saucepan over a medium heat and heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
• Put the strawberries in a blender and blitz to a purée. You can strain this through a fine mesh sieve to remove any seeds, if you prefer. Tip the strawberry purée into a large jug with the sugar water and lemon juice, and stir to combine. Pour into glasses filled with ice and serve garnished with whole strawberries, if you like. Will keep chilled for a day.

LEMON OR LIME SHAVED ICE

Steps:

• Shave the ice in an ice shaver, into a cup. Sprinkle the sugar on top of the ice. Pour the lime juice on top of the sugar. Using a spoon, incorporate the gooey lime-sugar mixture into the ice. Enjoy!