Apricot Syrup for Shaved Ice
- Total Time
- 3 hours
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Ingredients
Yield:About 1 quart, or 8 to 10 servings
- 2pounds ripe apricots or peaches
- 1cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice
Preparation
- Step 1
Cut apricots into quarters, discarding pits; do not remove peels. Combine in a pot with sugar and 1½ cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, turn heat to low and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, until tender. Let cool at least 30 minutes, then purée in a blender, in batches if needed. Add salt and lime juice and blend until smooth. Strain and discard solids, and refrigerate syrup until completely chilled, at least 2 hours.
- Step 2
Pour about ½ cup syrup over 1 cup shaved ice. Or, freeze syrup into cubes or a block, then put through the shaver.
Tip
- If you do not have an ice shaver, pour syrup into a metal baking pan and put in freezer. Each hour or so, stir frozen bits and liquid with a sturdy fork, until there is a mix of fine and large ice crystals. If mixture freezes solid, leave at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes, then scrape and stir again.
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Cut sugar down to 1/4 cup
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