Spiked with lime and gin, this is like a grown-up slushie. Add a little of the syrup to serve, then hand around extra for your guests to top up as they wish.
Shaved ice with cherries, gin and lime
Emma Knowles recipe for shaved ice with cherries, gin and lime.
- 20 mins preparation
- 15 mins cooking plus cooling
- Serves 6 - 8
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Ingredients
- To serve: shaved or crushed ice, lime wedges and gin
Cherry, gin and lime syrup
- 440 gm (2 cups) caster sugar
- 250 gm pitted cherries (about 280gm unpitted)
- 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- Juice of 3 limes
- 40 ml gin
Method
Main
- 1For cherry, gin and lime syrup, stir sugar, cherries, vanilla and 300ml water in a saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves, then bring to a simmer and simmer until cherries soften and liquid reduces to a syrup (12-15 minutes). Strain through a fine sieve, stir in lime juice and gin and refrigerate until chilled completely. Serve poured over shaved ice in chilled glasses, cups or bowls, with lime wedges and extra gin.