Goji Berry Snow Cones – The Cutest Way To Hydrate Ever?

A Snack that multi-tasks is our favorite kind of snack. These herbal snow cones are a triple threat of summer functionality: they hydrate, they nourish and they satisfy our toughest sweet tooth cravings while being nearly sugar-free. 

This playful summer DIY comes from integrative health and food therapy specialist, Christine Dionese, whose healthy recipes are always functional and always this cute.  Make these adorable cones with friends or children on hot days instead of dehydrating cocktails or sugary popsicles!

Most of the year you’ll hear me saying, “Avoid cold foods and drinks to protect digestion.” The exception to this is during the heat waves we know so well here in Southern California. During extended periods of heat, we sweat not only fluids, but nutrients. My herbal snow cones are an easy nutrient-dense treat to stay cool during those hot days! Pick a flavor and functionality that suits you from these three delicious combinations...

Supplies For Making Snow Cones

To Prepare: For best results in making the snow cones themselves, purchase an inexpensive snow-cone maker - they’re available everywhere now. If you don't have time to pick one up, you can put your high-speed blender to work - a Blendtec, Vitamix or Ninja will work - but not your regular blender.

Vitamix: Add several handfuls of ice, think one handful per snow cone, and enough water so you “raise” ice away from the blade. Choose the highest speed pulsing to create crushed, then snow ice.

Blendtec: No water necessary. Add several handfuls of ice, think one handful per snow cone and use the auto-setting (which shuts off after about 35 seconds).

Ninja: Add several handfuls of ice, think one handful per snow cone, and pulse until ice is crushed into snow.

To Assemble: I recommend having these tools on hand: ice cream scoop or rounded spoon, cylindrical cone cups, juicer (for red and blue snow cones) and a squeeze bottle to

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