Snow cone

This article is about the food snow cone. For the meteorological phenomenon, see snow roller. For the deadmau5 single, see Snowcone (song). For the operating system, see Android Snow Cone.
For similar shaved ice variations around the world, see Shaved ice § Regions.
Snow cone
TypeShaved ice
VariationsGranita

A snow cone (or snow kone, sno kone, sno-kone, sno cone, or sno-cone) is a variation of shaved ice or ground-up ice desserts commonly served in paper cones or foam cups.[1] The dessert consists of ice shavings that are topped with flavored sugar syrup.

Depending on the region of North America, the terms "snowball", “ice cone” and "snow cone" may refer to different things. Where the distinction is made, the former refers to a dessert made of finely shaved ice ("like soft fresh snow"), while the latter contains ground-up ice that is coarser and more granular ("crunchy").

  1. ^ "Carnival Scenes". St. Petersburg Independent. 26 October 1968. p. 6. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2011.