Piragua

A Puerto Rican shaved ice finely crushed and drizzled with flavored fruit syrups, often served in a paper cone. Refreshing and colorful, it's the island's iconic street ice, especially on hot days.

25 min
4 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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Ingredients

Sirop

150 ml Extra water

Spices & seasoning

Salt

Optional extras

1 Pinch of chili salt

Nutrition facts

328 kcal per serving

Protein: 0.6 g
Carbohydrates: 79 g
of which sugars: 78.6 g
Fat: 0.2 g
of which saturated fat: 0 g
Fiber: 2.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Heat 250 ml of water with the sugar until fully dissolved, then let it cool.
Blend the red berries or guava pulp with the lime juice, then strain to obtain a fruity syrup.
Mix the fruit syrup with the sugar syrup and add the vanilla extract.
Crush the ice cubes in a blender or in a bag with a rolling pin until you get a fine snow.
Divide the shaved ice among glasses or paper cones.
Drizzle each portion generously with syrup and serve right away.