Desserts

Shikashika

Peruvian frozen dessert made of crushed ice drizzled with a sweet, fragrant syrup, often sold from street carts on hot days. It cools you down much like a granita.

10 min
4 servings
Easy
Budget-friendly
🇵🇪 Peru

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Ingredients

500 g Water ice or lemon sorbet
200 ml Sugar syrup
2 Freshly squeezed limes
1 tbsp Mint syrup or mint extract

Optional extras

50 g Fresh cut fruit

Nutrition facts

413 kcal per serving

Protein: 3.5 g
Carbohydrates: 74.5 g
of which sugars: 69 g
Fat: 11 g
of which saturated fat: 6.8 g

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

Instructions

Keep the ice in the freezer until serving time so it stays nice and firm.
Make the syrup by mixing the sugar syrup, the lime juice and the mint, then keep it chilled.
Crush the ice in a blender, a food processor, or in a bag with a rolling pin until you get a snow-like texture.
Divide the crushed ice among four cold glasses or bowls.
Drizzle each portion with syrup and add fresh fruit if you're using it, then serve straight away.