Cream Flavors

Give your customers the option of choosing a cream flavor when they order their next shaved ice at your stand.

In a separate container, combine 7 ounces of flavored syrup to 1 ounce of evaporated milk. Stir well and pour the mix on top of your customer's shaved ice to give it a rich, creamy texture. It always works best if the creamy mix is chilled before use.

This recipe is most often used with Vanilla, Banana, Peach, Strawberry, Dreamsycle, Pina Colada, Coconut, Strawberry Cheesecake, Almond, and Egg Custard. But, we recommend that you test other flavors as well - you might come up with a very popular flavor for your stand.

To make a quart of cream flavor, combine 28 ounces of our award winning ready-to-use flavored syrup with 4 ounces of Evaporated Milk. Once evaporated milk is added be sure to keep the mix refrigerated. The mixture will usually will last 5 to 7 days.

This is a great way to add some variety to your menu. If you wish, you can probably charge an extra $.25 per serving for the additional cream that is added. This will boost your average sale price and ultimately increase your profits too.

Rainbow Snow Cones and Shaved Ice

Kids go crazy over almost any rainbow combination that you can create. Simply use a variety of colored syrups in order to produce a rainbow effect. Start pouring syrups, one at a time, in straight lines starting from one side of your shaved ice or snow cone cup to the other. Use colors that when mixed together, create new colors too. For example, if you use Banana (Yellow) on one side of the container and use Bubble Gum (Blue) on the other side of the container, a green strip will form down the middle (yellow and blue make green). It will look as if three flavors were used when in reality only two were. We often charged an additional 25 to 50 cents for rainbows.

This is just an easy, quick way to 'upsell' and generate additional revenue to your sales!

An Example for the Previous Post

This article discusses an example of shaved ice that is close to what I'm talking about in the previous post. While this delicious sounding shaved ice contains ice cream and sweet condensed milk, it also includes fresh chopped chunks of mango too.

If you're ever in Flushing, New York (Long Island), my recommendation would be to go try one of these tasty concoctions in person!

So, stand owners, are you doing something similar at your place of business? If so, let me know. I'm just curious to know if this is an up and coming trend or if it's just limited to a narrow sector of the market.

NY Times Piece on Shaved Ice

I came across this short article in the New York Times today about a place in the city called Dessert Club. The article gives some good information about two types of shaved ice made and served there. It also gives you a couple of prices for those delicious sounds treats too. Again, this is just good information to know and use when looking at developing new menu items or verifying your pricing structure for the items you sell. Click here to read the article (it's short).

Snow Cone Mojitos in California

Just in case you're in Santa Monica and you're looking for a refreshing adult-oriented frozen beverage, check out this place. Snow cone mojitos...sound pretty tasty! If any of you snow cone or shaved ice business owners happen to possess a liquor license, then this may be something to consider offering at your own location...just as long as your business isn't a drive thru location! Ha.

Ninja Turtle Flavored Syrup Recipe

Kids love flavors that are associated with TV shows, comics, or movies...so adding a
Ninja Turtle flavor to your stand should be well received by kids everywhere!

Ninja Turtle

2 ounces of Lime Concentrate
2 ounces of Banana Concentrate

The recipe listed above is for making one gallon of ready-to-use syrup. Simply add the ingredients to a gallon jug. Top off with preserved simple syrup, cap, and shake well. If quarts are needed in any of the following specialty recipes, simply divide the measurements by 4.

This is a great time (during the winter months) to experiment with various flavor combinations and refine them in order to create new 'signature' flavors for your stand. Please feel free to visit 1-800-Shaved-Ice.com for more recipe ideas. Using our award winning syrups at your business will ensure you are providing your customers with the best tasting flavors available!

Do You Offer "Snow Caps" at your Shaved Ice Stand?

Instead of offering cream flavors some shaved ice businesses will offer what they call a “Snow Cap.” This is where a cup of shaved ice is made and flavored as normal. However, after the final pour of shaved ice syrup, the prepared cup of shaved ice is again lightly topped and layered in fresh snow This unflavored layer is then covered lightly in evaporated milk to form a white “Snow Cap” on top of the shaved ice. As your customer eats the cup of shaved ice, the milk and the flavor will mix together to provide a creamy treat.

This is just another creative way to boost the average sales price on a cup of shaved ice for your stand. We suggest charging an additional 50-75 cents for this option on top of your regular shaved ice price.

Have fun!

Would You like a Little Sweet Cream to Boost your Profits?

At 1-800-Shaved-Ice.com, Condensed Milk (Sweet Cream) has always been our most popular topping. After you make a cup of shaved ice, simply pour a good amount over the top. Be careful though, because it can get very messy. You can also offer a double dose of sweet cream by adding the cream to the middle and to the top of the shaved ice. Prices range from 25 to 50 cents per dose. Check your local grocery store for 14 ounce cans which usually can be found on the baking ingredients aisle. Cost is around $1.40 cents a can. Some stands dilute the sweet cream with evaporated milk. The ratio is usually 2 cans of evaporated milk to one can of condensed milk. You can adjust the ratio as you see needed and according to your own taste.

This is a great way to boost your sales and increase profits over time with your shaved ice business.